KALIMERIS


 Kalimeris incisa 'Alba'

fc: white

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' 

fc: presumably blue 

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Kalimeris incisa 'Variegata'

 

ht: 36 in.,
lc: variegated cream
ns: this name is not in literature and is likely not legitimate.

 

 

Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensis'

 

ht: 28-36 in.
fc: pure white - species is white tinged pink or blue. Center light yellow.
ft: semi-double, mum-like
bt: long display - up to 12 weeks in some trials.

 

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. June 2003. One of the densest and best plantings we've seen. Click image to enlarge.

Kalimeris yomena 'Aurea'

 

ht: 12 in.
lc: margined golden yellow to lime-green to cream - varies much. Reversions occur as one might expect.
fc: lavender-blue
fd: 1.0 in.
ch: 7
ns: this cultivar is margined while 'Shogun' is more distinctly mottled.

 

 

Kalimeris yomena 'Fuji Snow'

 

ht: 18 in.
lc: suffused white and pink
fc: lavender
so, in: Heronswood Nursery to US trade 2001

 

 

Kalimeris yomena 'Shogun' ('Variegata', 'Variegated')

 

lc: mottled cream to white, often becoming more yellow by summer.

KNIPHOFIA

 

 

 

This is not a complete cultivar study but emphasizes some of the newer ones not found in most literature and are being widely sold.  Additional new and rare cultivars are described by Cotswold from their very large collection.

Cultivars are listed in alphabetical order without reference to specific (species) epithets.

Kniphofia - Literature
li: Taylor, J. 1985. Kniphofia - a survey. Plantsman 7: 129-160.
li: Taylor, J. 1985. The national Kniphofia collection. Hardy Plt. Soc. Bull. 7(1): 8-13..
li: (both of the above references are highly recommended).


Here's a pretty spread of low maintenance in mixed cultivars at Ginter Botanic Garden in Richmond. Such patches require very little moisture except on the hottest of days and provide many nice cut flowers over the months. Every garden of any size should have a "poker patch" on ground not suited for other things and yet handy for gathering arrangements from time to time.

 

Kniphofia aloides = K. uvaria

Kniphofia 'Alpha'
fc: clear red
bt: early before parents - July to September (Germany)
ch: hardier than 'The Cardinal'
rai: improvement over 'Feuerkerze' and 'The Cardinal'
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten 1990 as 'Feuerkerze' x 'The Cardinal'
in: originator c. 1997

Kniphofia 'Alcazar'
ht: 70-90cm tall x 50cm wide - dwarf to semi-dwarf
fc: uniform orange-red to copper-coral with some gold at inflor. base
bt: mid-season - and may rebloom
lw: slightly narrower than other scarlets.

Kniphofia 'Ample Dwarf' (4/8)
ht: 45cm
st: bronze
fc: bronzish-green buds open cream
so, or: www.cgf.net , their own selection named in 2003

Kniphofia 'Apricot'
ht: 36-48 in. tall
fc: buff-yellow tinged apricot
ns, id: not likely a single clone worldwide. This name is
ns, id: too general to be a valid cultivar.

Kniphofia 'Apricot Nectar'
ht: 70cm tall x 50cm wide
fc: nice apricot orange
bt: longer bloom period

Kniphofia 'Apricots and Cream'   (4/8)
ht: 65cm
fc: orange and creamblend
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Apricot Souffle'   (4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: apricot orange
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Ariel's Magic' (6/5)
fc: bright orangish-yellow to golden-yellow
ch: USDA 6
in: Ron Allensen, Monarch Landing Nursery

Kniphofia 'Ascot Lemon'
ht: 60cm - dwarf
fc: green buds, lemon yellow,no red or orange tints
or: Lambley Nursery, said to be first all yellow dwarf

Kniphofia 'Ascot Maid'
ht: dwarf as 'Little Maid'
fc: "limy-apricot in bud opening to creamy-lemon"
or: Lambley Nursery

Kniphofia 'Atlanta'   (4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: red buds open yellow
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Barton Fever'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: tawny buds open apricot orange
lc: glossy green
or: National Collection at Barton Manor
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Bee's Lemon'   (4/8)
ht: 85cm
fc: green buds open lemon yellow
infl: dense, narrow head
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Bee's Sunset'
ht: 80cm
fc: bronze to orange-yellow, nice and subtle
fc: for those hating the overly bold bicolors
fc: early-mid-season
infl: densely flowered

Kniphofia 'Bitter Chocolate'   (4/8)
ht: 75cm
st: bronze, showy
fc: ambers buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Blaze'
ht: 1m tall x 80cm wide
fc: dark coral-red
infl: very long, large infl.
bt: long display in summer, again in fal

Kniphofia 'Bleached Blonde' (7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall x 24 in. wide
fc: corolla creamy-yellow, keeping inflor. mostly one color
bt: may rebloom in summer if cut back and deheaded.
or: Olympic Coast Gardens
so, in: www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 78, with color photo)

Kniphofia 'Bob's Choice'   (4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: medium yellow
bt: often blooms twice a year, 1-2 months each time
so: www.cgf.net, their own selection for repeat blooming

Kniphofia 'Bronze Chandelier' = 'Bronzeleuchter'

Kniphofia 'Bressingham Comet'
ht: 50cm - dwarf
fc: light orange becoming orange-yellow
bt: very long bloom period, producing flowers for
bt: many weeks to months
or: Blooms of Bressingham

Kniphofia 'Bressingham Gleam'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
ft: flared corolla
or: Bressingham Gardens
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Bressingham Sunbeam' (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
or, pat: Bressingham Gardens, European PBR
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Brimestone'
ht: 30 in.
fc: green and light yellow
infl: very narrow

Kniphofia 'Bronzeleuchter'
ht: 60cm
fc: bronze-yellow with some red at inflor. peak
bt: mid-season
or: from K. galpinii

Kniphofia 'Canary'
ht: 60cm
fc: clean light yellow - just like the bird.

Kniphofia 'Candlelight'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: green buds open light greenish-yellow
ft: flared corolla
bt: repeat bloomer
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Catherine's Orange'   (4/8)
ht: 1.0m
fc: rich clean orange
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia caulescens 'Coral Breakers' (7/01)
ht: 80cm
fc: coral red
bt: June-July (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1993 as species seedling
in: Bob Brown 1999
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia caulescens 'John May'
ht: 60cm
fc: rose-brown buds open coral
bt: up to 2 weeks earlier than species typical
lc: richer blue than typical

Kniphofia 'C.M. Pritchard'   (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: green buds open lemon yellow
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Chichi'  (4/8)
ht: 1.0m
fc: reddish-orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Cobra'
ht: 36 in. tall x 24 in. wide
fc: copper-orange fading to creamy-yellow and ivory, multiple shades
fc: at once
fd: named for it's very large flowers

Kniphofia 'Coral Sceptre'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: coral-red
bt: early season, long display
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Corallina'
ht: 30-42 in.
fc: coral-red
in: an old garden clone, before 1903

Kniphofia 'Dawn'  (4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: peach-cream buds open orange and yellow
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Dawn Sunkiss'   (4/8)
fc: coral and cream blend
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Dingaan'   (4/8)
ht: 1-2m
fc: bronze-green buds open light bronze-yellow
prop: seed strain
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Dorset Sentry'   (4/8)
ht: 1m
st: bronze
fc: bright clear "acid yellow"
or: John May
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Drummore Apricot' (7/01)
ht: 80cm - 2-3 ft. in one US trial
st: bronze
fc: apricot and green shades, yellowish-orange from a distance, striped in darker shades
or: John May 1994 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Early Buttercup'   (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: green buds open yellow
bt: early season
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Elizabeth Pearce' (7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall
fc: corolla buttery yellow over entire inflor.
or: Olympic Coast Gardens, named for the owner's mother
so, in: www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 78, with color photo)

Kniphofia 'Erecta'   (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: orangish-red
ft: flowers open in upright position
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Ernest Mitchell'
ht: 52 in.
fc: green and yellow
bt: mid to late season

Kniphofia 'Evered'
ht: 80cm
fc: pure red
bt: early - mid-June - and thus useful before other red cvs. come into color.
or: UK.

Kniphofia 'Express'   (4/8)
ht: 1.2
fc: salmon-red to orange shades
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Fairyland'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: coral and cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Fall Fire' = 'Herbstglut'

Kniphofia 'Fiery Fred'   (4/8)
ht: 65cm
fc: greenish-orange
bt: very long bloom period
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
ht: 24 in.
ha: dense, neat clumps
lw: narrow blades
fc: coral-red becoming yellow, bicolored
ch: more cold hardy
prop, or: seed strain from Jelitto

Kniphofia 'Fireworks' = 'Fyrwekery'

Kniphofia 'First Surprise' (7/7)
ht: 30 in. tall
ha: compact, shorter
fc: corolla bright orange (RHS 24A)
eval: Tony Avent says "splendid early spring flowering in our trials"
or: L.C.J. van Delft, Holland
so: www.plantdelights.com (2006 Fall Sales Catalog: 24, with color photo)

Kniphofia 'Frances Victoria'   (4/8)
ht: 2m
fc: green buds open dark greenish-gold
lc: light green
or: from K. linearifolia
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Fyrwekery'
ht: 80-100cm
fc: bright orange-red
bt: mid-season
rai: useful for greater height than some other orange-red cvs.

Kniphofia 'Feuerkerze'
ht: 60-70cm
fc: brighter red than parent cvs. - red and yellow overall
ch: hardier than parent cvs.
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten 1965 as 'Express' x 'The Cardinal'
in: originator c. 1969.

Kniphofia 'Frances Victoria' (7/01)
ht: 150cm - very tall
fc: green and gold shades
bt: September to November (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1998 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1999
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Gilt Bronze'   (4/8)
ht: 1m
fc: greenish-bronze
ft: unusual for horizontal corolla
or: June McGary
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Gladness' (7/01)
ht: 135cm
fc: orange
bt: June to July (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1992 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Glow'
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: bright coral-red

Kniphofia 'Gold Else'
ht: 24 in. - dwarf
fc: greenish-yellow
lw: narrow, grassy leaf

Kniphofia 'Gold Mine'
ht: 36 in.
fc: mostly bright gold

Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
ht: 48 in.
fc: light jade green

Kniphofia 'Green Magic'
ht: 80cm
fc: light greenish-yellow
bt: late season

Kniphofia 'H.E. Beale'
ht: 36 in.
fc: orange buds open lemon-yellow

Kniphofia caulescens 'Helen Dillon' (1/8)
ht: 36 in. tall x 38 in. wide
fc: corolla orange, fading to yellow at base
infl: full, dense, broadly conical, many-flowered
lc: powdery blue, almost Agave-like, showy
or: Helen Dillon, Ireland
so, in: www.heronswood.com from originator's garden

Kniphofia 'Herbstglut'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red becoming yellow at the base.
bt: late - often beginning in August
ch: more cold hardy - zone not reported
or: 'Bernocks Triumph' x 'Royal Standard'

Kniphofia 'Heroine'
ns, id: a clone trailed in Ottawa 1908, no details.

Kniphofia 'Hollard's Gold' (7/01)
ht: 100cm
fc: light golden yellow and brown
bt: July to Sept. (UK)
or: Hollard garden 1991 of unknown parentage
in: Bob Brown 1995
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Icandesce'   (4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: reddish-orange buds open apricot orange
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Ice Queen'
ht: 48-72 in. - tall but reports vary a bit
st: thick, stronger than most
fc: green buds open creamy-white, green tints

Kniphofia 'Ingenue'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: greenish-brown buds open striped green/brown/cream
ft: widely flared corolla
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Innocence'   (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: greensish-brown buds open cream striped brown and green
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'James Nottle'
ht: 1.2m tall x 1.0m wide
fc: green buds, gold tinged orange, later light "butter lemon"
bt: long bloom period
lc: more blusih-green
or: Lambley Nursery

Kniphofia 'Jane Henry'   (4/8)
ht: 1m
fc: light reddish-pink fading to cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Jenny Bloom'  (4/8)
ht: 60-90cm
fc: coral-orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'John Benary'
ht: 30 in. - shorter
fc: coral-red
or: Ireland

Kniphofia 'Johnathan'   (4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: orangish-red, bright
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Kingston Flame'
ht: 75cm
fc: orange-red
bt: early season - and may rebloom
rai: valued for smaller stature and earlier show.

Kniphofia 'Lancer'
ht: 75cm
fc: lime green buds are tipped orange. Opens cream with green tips.
infl: broad "Christmas tree' shape
or: Mr. Dennis Norgate

Kniphofia 'Lemon Butter'
ht: 75cm
ha: more robust than parent 'Goldelse'
fc: waxy clean lemon yellow
bt: long bloom season, occasionally reclooming in autumn.
or: Eastcoast from 'Goldelse' as sister of 'Orange Butter'

Kniphofia 'Lemon Ice'
ht: 90cm
fc: light yellow
bt: late season

Kniphofia triangularis subsp. triangularis 'Light of the World' (7/01)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
bt: September to October (UK)
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Limeglow'
ht: 150cm
fc: pastel lim-yellow to yellowish-green
or: found in a Melbourne Aust. garden

Kniphofia 'Little Candles'
fc: "creamy parchment yellow" with brown at the top of the inflor.
infl: candle-like without the typical taper of most hybrids

Kniphofia 'Little Maid'
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide - semi-dwarf
fc: green buds, light to medium creamy-yellow, lagter more cream with
fc: yellow tips
bt: midseason to start, can rebloom in fall if cut back in summer
lw: narrow, more grass-like

Kniphofia 'Lola' (7/7)
ht: 65 in. tall x wider
fc: bright orange becoming a bit yellow at the infl. base
infl: densely packed, very tall, 100 flowers or more
eval: Tony Avent calls it "bodacious...it's the Bo Derek of the red hot pokers"
in, or: Lola ???? to Jim Massey to Tony Avent
so: www.plantdelights.com (online catalog 2006)

Kniphofia 'Luna'
ht: 150cm
fc: medium yellow.
rai: stunning and distinct for its height.

Kniphofia 'Lye End'
ht: 36 in.
fc: yellow and orange blend

Kniphofia 'Mars'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red
bt: mid-season

Kniphofia 'Max Leichtlin'
fc: scarlet and golden-yellow

Kniphofia 'Mondfeuer'
ht: 100cm
fc: light yellow
bt: mid-season


'Nancy's Red' is a good coral-red to dark vermillion-orange, keepng about the same color from start to finish, not being bicolored in the least.

Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red' (7/7)
ht: 24 in. tall
ha: true dwarf
fc: coral-red, not changing color much as they fade


Kniphofia 'Maid or Orleans'
ht: 100cm
fc: cream and yellow shades.
eval: one of the most popular cultivars worldwide

Kniphofia 'Malibu Yellow' (5/02)
ht: 3 ft. tall x 4 ft. wide
fc: bright yellow
or: presumably Malibu CA USA
so: San Marcos Growers (online catalog 2002)

Kniphofia 'Old Court' ('Old Court Seedling') (7/01)
ht: 55cm - dwarf to compact
fc: orange and green shades
lc: blue-green
or: Paul Pictor 1996 as 'Fiery Fred' seedling
in: Bob Brown 1988
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Orange Butter'
ht: 90cm
ha: foliage upright-arching, durable, non-flopping
fc: bright orange buds open warm apricot orange
or: sister of 'Lemon Butter'

Kniphofia 'Orange Queen'
ht: 120cm
fc: pastel orange cream
infl: narrow taper
lc: dark green
or: Dennis Norgater

Kniphofia 'Otto Mann'
ht: 64 in.
fc: golden-yellow becoming scarlet red

Kniphofia 'Painted Lady'
ht: 42 in.
fc: light coral becoming cream

Kniphofia 'Peachy Cheeks' (7/7)
ht: 60cm tall x 25cm wide
ha: dwarf
fc: light salmon-orange becoming creamy-white at the inflor. base
or: sport of 'Little Maid'
so: www.kiwigoldnz.com (online catalog 2007)

Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride'
ht: 36 in. tall x 40 in. wide
fc: greenish-yellow with tan and tawny tints, a unique and pretty shade
lt: somewhat rush-like foliage is different too
ns: named for Percy Piper, Foreman at Bressingham Gardens

Kniphofia 'Pinkette'   (4/8)
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Pfitzeri'
ht: 28 in.
fc: bright orange to orangish-scarlet
in: old clone from Pfitzer of Germany, before 1898

Kniphofia 'Prince Beatrix'
ht: 130cm
fc: rich rose-orange ("coral peach") becoming more salmon pink
lc: grey green, contrasting nicely with the flower color

Kniphofia 'Primrose Beauty'
ht: 30 in.
fc: light to medium yellow - not everyone's idea of 'primrose yellow'
bt: mid to late season

Kniphofia 'Primrose Princess'
ht: 1.4m tall x 1.0 m wide - very tall
fc: cream and light yellow shades
eval: much like a taller 'Maid of Orleans'

Kniphofia 'Raging Inferno'   (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: bright orange and light yellow
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Red Brilliance'
ht: 100cm
fc: bright orange-red
bt: mid-season
or: Coe of UK

Kniphofia 'Red Princess'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red with yellow at the inflor. base
bt: mid-season

Kniphofia 'Red Chief'
ht: 110 cm
fc: bright red - slightly yellow at inflor. base
bt: mid-season

Kniphofia 'Rich Echoes'   (4/8)
ht: 80cm
st: bronze
fc: orange buds open apricot-yellow
so: www.cgf.net


Kniphofia 'Royal Standard'
ht: 80-100 cm
fc: yellow with distinct red apex to inflor.
ch: more cold hardy than older bicolor clones.

Kniphofia 'Saffron Bird' = 'Safranvogel'

Kniphofia 'Safranvogel'
ht: 80 cm
fc: cream tinged pink and coral
bt: mid-season
eval: much like a larger 'Jenny Bloom'

Kniphofia 'Saturn'
ht: 100cm
fc: orange-red - some yellow at inflor. base
ft: corolla very narrow, pointed, and long

Kniphofia 'Schneewittchen'
ht: 80cm
fc: white with light pink to coral tints at inflor. peak

Kniphofia 'Scorced Corn'   (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: greenish buds open tawny-orange, fading to creamy-white
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Sherbet Lemon'   (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: good clean yellow
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Shining Sceptre'
ht: 30-36 in.
ha: arching foliage is better than most
fc: orange-yellow (peachy gold if you will)
lc: darker bluish-green
or: Blooms of Bressingham UK

Kniphofia 'Slender Brenda'   (4/8)
ht: 55cm
st: glossy brown
fc: dark orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net

Kniphofia 'Small Maid' = 'Little Maid'

Kniphofia 'Snow White' = 'Schneewittchen'

Kniphofia 'Späte Flamme'
ht: 60-80 cm
fc: red - no yellow as parent cv.
bt: later than 'Feuerkerze' - late July (Germany) start - and longer
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten in 1968 as seedling of 'Feuerkerze'

Kniphofia 'Splendide'
ht: 48 in.
fc: red becoming yellow at inflo. base
infl: short but quite wide

Kniphofia 'Star of Baden Baden'
ht: 1.2m tall x 90cm wide
fc: green buds, white tinged yellow with age
bt: early

Kniphofia 'Strawberries and Cream'
ht: 36 in.
fc: red buds open cream

Kniphofia 'Tawny King' (7/01)
ht: 120cm
fc: tawny buds open apricot orange
bt: July to October (UK)
or: John May 1994
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.

Kniphofia 'Tetbury Torch' (7/7)
ht: 90cm tall
fc: corolla apricot-yellow, very showy

Kniphofia 'Timothy' (9/02)
fc: light salmon-orange to peach and cream from darker buds
st: bronze, showy
or: Carlisles
so: Sunny Border Gold (online catalog 2002)

Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed' (7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall
fc: corolla dark orange becoming paler orange than finally creamy white, some
fc: inflor. 50-70% pale cream as they age. Unique colors and very bicolored
fc: from a distance, more tricolored up close.
or: John Metcalf, UK 1980's
aw: RHS AM
in: US trade by Plant Delights Nursery 2006

Kniphofia uvaria 'Grandis' (K. aloides grandis)
ns, id: an old name for an improved clone c. 1897

Kniphofia uvaria 'Glaucescens' (K. aloides glaucescens)
ns, id: an old name for a clone c. 1903, perhaps a bluer leaf?

Kniphofia uvaria 'Nobilis' (K. aloides nobilis)
ns, id: an old name for an improved clone c. 1898

Kniphofia 'Vanilla'
fc: light yellow to cream

Kniphofia 'Winter Cheer'
ht: 120-160cm - quite tall and large
fc: orange to scarlet, becoming yellow at the infl. base
lc: bright green
bt: late winter display down under, hence the name

Kniphofia 'Wisley Yellow'
ht:100cm
fc: light yellow
infl: flowers dense on inflor.
or: RHS Wisley Gardens

Kniphofia 'Yarra Yellow'
ht: 1.5m tall x 1.0m wide
ha: foliage is lower, neater
fc: clear lemon-yellow
bt: in Australia it blooms Sept even to February
or: Lambley Nursery collected from an old Emerald, Victoria garden

Kniphofia 'Yellow Hammer'
ht: 48 in. - larger
fc: bright yellow
infl: dense, strong heads

Kniphofia 'Zambia'
ht: 100cm
fc: green buds open apricot orange
infl: densely flowered inflor.
or: Dennis Norgate

LAMIUM ALBUM

 

I'd recommend any serious grower, collector, or large-scale planter of this genus consult both the www.rhs.org.uk and Mark Rudy's 2004 "A Comparative Study of Ground Cover Lamium" from the Chicago Botanical Garden evaluation project. There is also a fine study by Alan Leslie in The Garden 126(7): 542-45 (2001) called "Grasping the Nettle".

Lamium album 'Brightstone Gem'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

Lamium album 'Friday'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

Lamium album 'Golden Halo'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

Lamium album 'Goldflake'

lc: striped golden yellow.

Lamium album 'Green Peril'

lc: new growth tinged yellow

Lamium album 'Pale Peril'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

LAMIUM GALEOBDOLON

Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum 'Canfold Wood' ('Confold Wood')

lc: golden new growth
in: Glasshouse Works 1997 Catalog: no pagination to US trade

Lamium galeobdolon 'Dark Angel' (5/7)

lc: dark green, dark purple center, no silver markings
so, in: http://alternativeplants.co.uk (online catalog 2007)

Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum 'Florentinum'

ht: 60-70cm - taller than species typical
ha: more upright than species typical
lc: well mottled silver, purple tinged in cold weather
ll: larger than species typical

Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride' ('Herman's Pride')
Lath House of the JC Raulston Arboretum, showing a very floriferous and nicely marked example. It gets no finer in my experience.

ht: 12 in. when young, often 24-36 in. in a few years
ha: compact, upright-spreading, carpeting, forms mounds with age
lc: more heavily mottled silver, covering 50% of blade at least. I have seen
lc: stock for sale with much less silver. For example, the photo is the 2007
lc: Rare and Exotic Cultivars of Heronswood nursery is clearly another, less
lc: highly marked clone.
lw: narrower blade than species typical
lm: more conspicuously dentate (toothed)

Lamium galeobdolon 'Kirkcudbright Dwarf'

ht: 15cm
ha: non-invasive, compact
lc: dark green with silver stripes. Purplish tints in cold weather

Lamium galeobdolon 'Purple Heart'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Angel'

ha: lower, spreading, prostrate
lc: more heavily mottled silver
lm: irregularly toothed

Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Carpet' ('Silberteppich')

ha: spreading, lower, often clump-forming rather than invasive
lc: heavily mottled silver over most of the surface

Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Spangled'

ha: spreading
lc: more heavily mottled silver
lm: irregularly toothed

Lamium galeobdolon 'Ronsdorf' ('Typ Ronsdorf')

lc: more heavily mottled silver

Lamium galeobdolon 'Variegatum'

lc: medium green marked silver
ll: smaller blade
ls: oval
fc: yellow

Lamium garganicum 'Golden Carpet'

ht: 45cm
lc: mottled gold
fc: white with pink stripes
so: not listed in the RHS Plant Finder since 1996

Lamium garganicum 'Laevigatum'

ns: listed name with the RHS.

LAMIUM MACULATUM

Lamium maculatum 'Album'

lc: mottled silver
fc: white

Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway' ('Anne Greenway', a common spelling error)
Airlie Gardens, Wilmington NC. May 2003.

ht: 6 in.
lc: 20-30% of the blade center is silver with a wide light yellow margin for a tricolor look.
lc: the margination is 30-50% of the blade surface so it is highly colored.
fc: purplish-lavender, a bright but not harsh shade. It is pleasant with that clean yellow border on the leaf.
or: Bob Brown UK
ns: the spelling of the RHS has been followed here.

Lamium maculatum 'Annecy'

lc: green, generally unmarked and unmottled
fc: white - it's only real charm

Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'

ht: 12 in.
ha: compact mound
lc: golden mottled

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' ('Beacon's Silver')

ht: 4-8 in. x 12-15 in. wide
ha: lower, more compact
lc: nearly all silver with a green margin
fc: corolla pink
eval: brightens up a dark area with silver but it is too gaudy and artificial for some tastes.

Lamium maculatum 'Beedham's White'

lc: yellow green
fc: pure white
bt: April-June (MD) - often earlier than 'White Nancy'
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lamium maculatum 'Brightstone Pearl'

fc: pink
lc: generally unmottled

Lamium maculatum 'Cannon's Gold'

lc: golden yellow
fc: purple

Lamium maculatum 'Changeling'

lc: highly variable with season, some finely speckled yellow but
lc: no large zones and no silver
st: dark purplish-red, showy

Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'

lc: striped silver in center
lw: blade wider than species typical

Lamium maculatum 'Chequers Board'

ns: a listed name with the RHS

Lamium maculatum 'Cosmotopolitan' (6/7)

ht: 3-6 in. tall - very short
fc: corolla light pink - as parent 'Shell Pink'
lc: nearly all silver (to 98%) as parent 'Shell Pink' or perhaps more so
so, in, or: www.waltersgardens.com (online catalog 2007), their own "miniature" sport of 'Shell Pink'

Lamium maculatum 'Dingle Candy'

ns: a listed name with the RHS

Lamium maculatum 'Edinburgh Broadstripes'

ns: a listed name with the RHS

Lamium maculatum 'Elaine Franks'

ns: a listed name with the RHS

Lamium maculatum 'Elizabeth de Haas'

fc: pink
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lamium maculatum 'Forncett Lustre' (12/02)

ht: 15cm
lc: "very silvery"
fc: pink
so, in: Four Seasons Perennials (online catalog 2002)

Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary'

ht: 12 in. tall and wide in flower
lc: central silver stripe, green inner zone, gold margins - a tricolor
fc: corolla ner purple

Lamium maculatum 'Immaculata' ('Immaculate'

lc: green, unspotted or mottled as the name implies
 fc: purple

Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost'

ht: 6 in. tall x 14 in. wide or more
lc: silvery centers, very bright, bluish-green base and margins
fc: corolla orchid-pink
ff: more floriferous than most clones
dr: seems a bit more rot resistant in some areas - worth trialing for this

Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'

lc: silver sheen or tinge over most of blade. Green margin. Slightly more subtle effect
lc: than 'Beacon Silver'.
lm: irregularly dentate
 fc: bright pink becoming light pink. Buds are very dark pink.

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' (8/3)

fc: corolla purple (RHS 81C, 80A), richer than other cultivars
fd: largest purple-flowered clone to date (8/2003)
lc: grayish-green, margined green, similar to parent 'White Nancy'
pat: US PPAF 8/7/03 by John vanSanden Mi USA as 'White Nancy' sport

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Winter'

fc: reddish-purple
lc: tinged red in summer, distinctly purple to purple tinged
lc: in winter

Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy'

ht: 4-6 in.
lc: highly colored silver
 fc: near red - really more reddish-pink

Lamium maculatum 'Shell Pink'

lc: mottled silvery white
 fc: light or shell pink
fq: very floriferous compared to older cultivars

Lamium maculatum 'Sterling Silver'

lc: almost entirely silver
 fc: purple

Lamium maculatum 'Tacky Temptress' (1/8)

ht: 6 in. tall x 14 in. wide
lc: cream, chartreuse, and green, different patterns
lc: than 'Golden Anniversary'
or: Lost Horizons, Canada before 2007 as sport

Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'

ht: 4-6 in.
lc: mostly silver with a green margin
 fc: white
lu: used like a white-flowered version of 'Beacon Silver' and often planted with it for
lu: contrast of the two flower colors.

Lamium maculatum 'Wild White'

fc: white
lc: narrow white central stripe (usually winter), more yellowish-green in
lc: summer, some pink tints occur 

Lamium orvala 'Silva'

fc: light, dusky pink

Lamium orvala [White Form, 'Album' not valid]

ht: 18 in.
fc: ivory white
lc: lighter green
or: EC Buxton's garden
in: Lost Horizons before 2007


LATHYRUS - PERENNIAL

This file excludes the popular annual sweet pea of Lathyrus odoratus which is grown by the hundreds of varieties in Europe, especially England. These are covered in the Annual Bedding/Plants files. One should consult one of many seed firms online for the latest and best cultivars, which are offered in a staggering array of rich colors and their combinations. 

Lathyrus chlorantha 'Lemonade'
ht: 5-8 ft.
fc: lime green to "electric green"
fd: 0.5-1.0 in.
in, so: Thompson & Morgan (Catalog 1998: 112)

Lathyrus latifolius 'Albiflorus' = 'Albus'

Lathyrus latifolius 'Albus' ('Albiflorus')
fc: white
ns: the three names here represent the same entity.
lu: G.S. Thomas says that Gertrude Jekyll used this vine to cover perennials who had gone out of bloom.

Lathyrus latifolius 'Bluishing Bride' (7/8)
fc: light pink and white blend

Lathyrus latifolius 'Delicatus'
ns: an old listed name

Lathyrus latifolius 'Kelmscott Snowball'
fc: white

Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Beauty'
fc: rich, dark pink

Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl' ('Rosa Perle')
fc: light pink

Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
fc: rich cerise-pink to magenta-red

Lathyrus latifolius 'Rose Queen'
fc: rose pink with whitish eye

Lathyrus latifolius 'Roseus'
fc: light rose pink
ns: the name is probably used for most any pink from seed.

Lathyrus latifolius 'Scarlet'
ns, id: a name listed by Macoun, Ottawa Trials, planted 1907

Lathyrus latifolius 'Snow Queen'
fc: pure white

Lathyrus latifolius 'Splendens'
fc: bright hot pink
so: we thought this was out of the trade in N. America
so: but it appeared on the 1999 plant sale list of the UC Davis Arboretum.

Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
fc: white
ns, id: widely reportedly as 'Albus' renamed and lumped
ns, id: with it. The true plant has larger flowers than 'Albus'

Lathyrus latifolius 'White Queen'
fc: white

Lathyrus latifolius 'Winns Gold Vein' (*V)
lc: green veined in gold
fc: 'pearl'
or: Glasshouse Works of OH c. 1998
so: Glasshouse Works

Lathyrus rotundifolius 'Tillyperone' (7/8)
fc: corolla rich pink - species is more purplish to red
bt: longer bloom period than species typical
lt: veins tend to join before reaching the margin
or: Wales

Lathyrus vernus 'Albiflorus'
fc: white

Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus' (albus roseus)
fc: pink and white bicolor or blend
aw: RHS AGM

Lathyrus vernus 'Albus'
fc: white

Lathyrus vernus 'Aurantiacus' = L. aureus

Lathus vernus 'Caeruleus'
fc: blue tinged purple
 Lathyrus vernus 'Cyaneus'
fc: light blue tinged purple, not a true blue but
fc: a darker blue than 'Caeruleus'
 so: Beeches Nursery

Lathyrus vernus 'Regenbogen' ('Rainbow')
fc: carmine-red, rose, light pink, lilac, and
fc: white seedlings occur
prop: seed strain

Lathyrus vernus 'Rosenelfe'
ht: 20cm - shorter by about a third
fc: white and light pink bicolor
frc: seedpods tinged red
 so: Beeches Nursery

Lathyrus vernus 'Roseus' (f. roseus)
fc: pink, usually a mauve-pink shade

Lathyrus vernus 'Spring Delight'
ha: compact
fc: light pink

Lathyrus vernus 'Spring Melody'
ha: denser plant
fc: bright "candy" pink and white bicolor
so: Beeches Nursery

Lathyrus vernus 'Variegatus'
fc: pink and white

LAVANDULA = see CULTIVARS OF WOODY PLANTS


LAVATERA

  

Lavatera - Resources

web: Lavatera Pages (a highly recommended resource with numerous quality photographs, species descriptions, cultivar discussions, helpful links, and much more).

li: Grant, M.L. et. al. 2001. An investigation into the identity of the perennial cultivars of Lavatera, using
li: morphology and RAPD marks. In International Symposium on Molecular Markers. Acta Hort. (a useful,
li: highly modern reference which may be acquired from actahort.org)

Lavatera CHAMALLOW™ 'Innovera' (4/4)

ha: compact, very uniform
fc: dark pink, nonfading, darker purplish veins
fq: very floriferous
lc: light green, distinct pubescent
ch: USDA 6b
or, in: INRA Res. Institute, France

Lavatera 'Summer Kisses'

ht: 70cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: rich reddish-purple (RHS 68A-B)
pat: EU #6885
source, photo: Future Plants

Lavatera 'Sweet Dreams'

ht: 50cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: light purple (RHS 75B, 77D)
pat: EU #6884
source, photo: Future Plants'

Lavatera trimestris 'Novella'  (12/4)

ha: compact, dwarf, uniform from seed
fc: lavender-rose, medium pink overall
aw: Fleuroselect Gold 2004
or: Floranova

Lavatera trimestris Twins series (12/4)

ht: 30cm tall x 30cm wide - dwarf
ha: very uniform from seed
fd: to 10cm wide
in: Kieft Seeds
cultivars:


Lavatera thuringiaca 'Ice Cool' ('Peppermint Ice' (7/8)
fc: white
Lavatera 'White Angel'

ht: 70cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: pure white
pat: EU #6886
source, photo: Future Plants

Lavatera 'White Satin'

ht: 150cm - much larger than sister 'White Angel'
fc: pure white
pat: EU #6887
source, photo: Future Plants

LEONTOPODIUM

 

Leontopodium alpinum 'Bimaculatum'
ns, id: an old name, listed by Macoun in his 1908
ns, id: trials, planted there 1895, perhaps "two-spotted"

Leontopodium alpinum EVEREST®  'Lalea' (2/5)
prop, bt: blooms first year from seed
in: Syngenta c. 2004

Leontopodium alpinum 'Mignon'
ht: 4 in. tall x 12 in. wide
ha: very dense
lw: narrower blades than species typical
infl: smaller than species typical, providing finer textured look
li: Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery Catalog c. 1983

Leontopodium alpinum 'Silberzwerg'
ht: 10cm
ha: dwarf, cushion-like, presumably smaller than species
lc: grey-green
fc: white
or: D. Reisert 1980 of unknown origin.
in: Häussermann 1999

Leontopodium 'Viktoria' (L. palibinianum x (L. himalayanum x L. nivale))
ht: 8 in. tall
ft: dioecious
infl: larger than L. alpinum by one report - not seen nor confirmed by us.
prop: seed

LEUCANTHEMELLA

Leucanthemella serotina 'Herbststern' (6/3)
ht: 60 in.
fc: rays white
ft: daisy type, rays are wider than species typical, showing more white
so: Cally Gardens UK (online catalog 2003) 03
 

LEUCOSCEPTRUM

Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel'
lc: yellow
or: Japan

Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Mountain Madness'
lc: green sectored and splashed yellow to 60% or more

Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Silver Angel'
lc: silvery-green, not as green as species typical

LEWISIA

 

 


 

Lewisia 'Archangel' ns: a listed name from the UK. Description needed.

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Carousel' or: Ashwood Nurseries UK c. 1980
fc: mixed colors. Individual strains are listed below that make up this mix.
ns: the strains below have been corrected to singular color names instead
ns: plurals which the nomenclatural codes wish us to avoid.

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Crimson Red' ha: tend to be quite compact
fc: ruby red to vermillion-red
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Double' fc: mostly magenta and orange shades
ft: double or nearly so
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Magenta' fc: dark pink to bright magenta, some crimsons occur also
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Orange' fc: orange, many tinged yellow or veined in red
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Peaches and Apricot' fc: "warm orange" shades, some veins
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Pearl' (L. coyledon x L. longipetala) ht: 6 in.
ha: sem-evergreen (UK)
fc: pearly white
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Pink' fc: mix - salmon to light pink to rose-pink

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Rosy-Flame' fc: rose-pink with orange or red tints
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Scarlet' fc: bright scarlet red shades
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood White' fc: clean white, lacking pink pigments in most cases
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ashwood Yellow' fc: golden-yellow to light yellow
so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Ben Chace' (L. cotyledon x P. longipetala) ht: 5 in.
fc: pink
or: University of Liverpool, England

 

Lewisia 'Birch' ns: a listed name from collections. Description needed.

 

Lewisia columbiana 'Alba' fc: white or near white

 

Lewisia columbiana 'Edithae' ns: a listed name.

 

Lewisia columbiana 'Rosea' ht: 6 in.
fc: bright magenta, richer than species typical
lc: dark green
lt: evergreen

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Ashwood Ruby' ht: 9 in.
ha: vigorous yet reasonably compact
fc: rich red

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Alba' fc: pure white

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Ballet Royale' ns: a listed name for an improved strain.

 

Lewisia cotyledon [blue-purple] fc: name is used for a collection of bluish to purple seedlings.

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Brannan Bar' ht: 8 in.
ha: vigorous, strong non-flopping stems
fc: clear rose-pink
fd: larger than species typical
eval: superior overall to L. 'Rose Splendor'

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Crags Hybrids' ns: listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999 and not since. We find no
ns: current internet or catalog reference to it (2002).

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Fransi' ht: 10 in. - taller than most
fc: rose-orange shades
ft: petals well-fringed in most cases

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Heckneri' ht: 4-6 in.
fc: margins light pink with dark magenta-pink central stripe or zone
ft: funnelform

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'John's Special' ns: a listed name in the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE 2002.

 

Lewisia cotyledon [magenta] fc: bright magenta pink shades.

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Mary Williams' ns: a listed name. Description needed.

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Praline' ht: 6-8 in.
fc: mixed colors - mostly pink to orange shades
ft: mostly semi-double, some fuller doubles appear
fd: 0.75 in. (mean)

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Rainbow' = 'Regenbogen'  

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Regenbogen' ('Rainbow') fc: mixed shades including white to yellow to pink to purplish-red
ft: generally rounded, semi-double

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Rondo' ft: rounded

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Rose Splendor' ht: 10 in. - taller than most
fc: rich rose pink shades

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Soranda Hybrids' ht: 5-6 in.
fc: numerous bright colors in mix - pink to yellow to light orange

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'Sundance' ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since.

 

Lewisia cotyledon Sunset Group fc: mix - pink to orange to yellow shades
or: Jack Drake, Scotland
ns: we follow the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE in use of the group name

 

Lewisia cotyledon 'White Splendor' ht: 10 in.
fc: white
or: a white version of 'Rose Splendor'

 

Lewisia 'George Henley' (L. columbiana x L. cotyledon) ht: 6 in.
fc: rose-pink

 

Lewisia 'Grosvenor Gold' ns: a listed name, presumably with yellow flowers?

 

Lewisia 'Holly' ns: a listed name from collections.

 

Lewisia 'Howellii' Hybrids ht: 9 in.
ha: dense rosettes
fc: mix - wide array of colors including some bicolors

 

Lewisia 'Joyce Halley' ns: a listed name.

 

Lewisia 'Little Plum' (L. cotyledon x L. longipetala) fc: pinkish-purple, a pale plum shade, some orange tints possible
fq: very floriferous, up to 200 flowers per plants are reported
fd: 2.5cm
in, so: Jelitto

 

Lewisia 'Margaret Williams' ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1997. Apparently not in the trade.

 

Lewisia nevadensis 'Rosea' ht: 2 in.
ha: deciduous
fc: light pink
prop: often sets very little seed

 

Lewisia oppositifolia 'Rosea' fc: more rose-pink

 

Lewisia oppositifolia 'Richeyi' ht: 2 in.
ha: deciduous, more compact than species typical
fc: pure white

 

Lewisia 'Oxstalls Lane' ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2002.

 

Lewisia 'Phyllellia' (L. brachycalyx x L. cotyledon) ht: 4 in.
ha: slow to offset, thus rarer than it deserves to be
fc: light pink, striped darker pink
or: Joe Elliott 1950's

 

Lewisia 'Pinkie' (L. longipetala x L. cotyledon) ht: 5 in.
ha: tends to be long-lived in collections
fc: rose-pink, a very bright appealing shade
bt: long bloom period, often all summer off and on
or: Ingwersen Nur.
id: not always found true in the trade according to experts

 

Lewisia pygmaea 'Whiskey Peak' ns: a listed name, probably collected from Whiskey Peak OR USA where
ns: the genus is often seen.

 

Lewisia 'Rawreth' ns: a listed name. Description needed.

 

Lewisia rediviva 'Jolon' ns: a improved selection. Description needed.

 

Lewisia 'Rose Gem' ht: 6 in.
fc: dark rose-pink, often with contrasting veins
so Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia 'Starbrook Victoria' ns: a tentatively accepted name in the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE
ns: 2002.

 

Lewisia 'Trevosia' (L. columbinaian x L. cotyledon var. howellii) ht: 8 in.
fc: orange and purple blend
lc: dark green

 

Lewisia tweedyi 'Alba' ht: 8 in.
fc: pure white

 

Lewisia tweedyi 'Elliott's Variety' ht: 8 in. - larger than 'Rosea' at times
ha: more long-lived than some species selections
fc: more rich pink than species typical
fq: more floriferous than species typical

 

Lewisia tweedyi 'Lemon Form' ht: 8 in.
fc: light yellow shades

 

Lewisia tweedyi 'Lovedream' ht: 3 in.
fc: mix - light pink to creamy-yellow to ivory - all pale shades
so, in: Jellito (online catalog 2002)

 

Lewisia tweedyi 'Rosea' ht: 5 in.
fc: dark rose-pink, yellow tints near center

 

Lewisia 'Yellow Delight' (L. cotyledon x L. longipetala) ht: 5 in.
fc: bright yellow fading to near pink, purple anthers give contrast
lu: similar to 'Pinkie' and a good contrasting companion for it.

LEYMUS

 

 

Leymus arenarius 'Glaucus' ('Glauca')
ht: 3-5 ft. tall in flower, 1-3 ft. in leaf alone x nearly unlimited spread
lc: rich and powdery glaucous-blue, one of the richest blue ornamental grasses
lu: a pretty plant but dangerous invasive in warmer climates.

 

Leymus arenarius 'Findhorn'
ht: 1-2 ft. tall x 2-6 ft. wide - shorter than 'Glaucus'
ha: more compact, somewhat slower than invasive 'Glaucus' - this lack of excessive vigor has been doubted by some
lc: rich and powdery glaucous blue-gray as with 'Glaucus'

 

Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
ht: 3-6 ft. tall
lc: gray-blue

 

Leymus 'Niveus'
ns: a cultivar listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2003-4 for Hull Farm, Essex, UK It is not known in the US trade (2003).

 

Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn'
ht: 1-3 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide
ha: colonizing, that is, stoloniferous
lc: more grey than species typical and thus showy.
 

LIATRIS

 

 I highly recommend Richard Hawke's 1996 evaluation of Liatris cultivars appearing in Issue 9 of the Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Evaluation Notes.
Liatris aspera 'Alba'

fc: white

Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky

ha: corm-like globose rootstock of 0.8-3.0cm wide
ht: 25-85cm
ls: linear
lv: densely punctate. Often sparsely hirsute on midweins
lm: ciliate
it: spike or compact raceme
ft: 4-10 per head
fc: pink
syn: Liatris carinata (Small) Coker [in part]
id: it differs from similar L. secunda in glabrous stems, outer phyllaries
id: often keeled, corolla tube 7.0mm long, and corolla tube 1.5-3.0mm
id: long. The following paper contains a complete key to species. The
id: key is highly recommended for any student of Liatris as other keys
id: are less complete and do not have current nomenclature.
li: Stucky, J.M. and M. Pyne. 1990. A new species of Liatris from the
li: Carolina sandhills. SIDA 14(2): 189-208.

Liatris pycnostachya 'Alba'

fc: white

Liatris pycnostachya 'Eureka'

prop: improved seed strain
or: USDA

Liatris scariosa 'Alba'

fc: white

Liatris scariosa 'Gracious'

ht: 3-5 ft. - taller than some and useful for cutting
fc: pure white
so: Thompson & Morgan 908-363-2225

Liatris scariosa 'Magnifica'

ns: a old name for a shower selection. It was
ns: planted in the Ottawa perennial trials in 1901.

Liatris scariosa 'Nana'

ht: 8 in. - dwarf
fc: reddish-purple
rai: very rare according to A.R. Buckley

Liatris scariosa 'September Glory'

ht: 36-48 in. - taller than species typical
fc: lavender purple
bt: most flowers open at once as opposed to wild clones which
bt: display color little by little over some months.
rai: should replace the species in all gardens

Liatris scariosa 'Silver Tips'

fc: pink with ray apices tinged silvery white
so: Carroll Gardens

Liatris scariosa 'Snow White'

ht: 24 in.
fc: creamy white

Liatris scariosa 'Snowflake'

lc: white
ns: it is unclear how this differs from 'Alba'

Liatris scariosa 'White Spire'

ht: 36 in. - taller than 'Alba' and other known white clones
bt: uniform blooming sequence as the parent
or: sport of 'September Glory' differing in ligulate ray color

Liatris spicata 'Alba'

ht: 24 in. - shorter than some species clones but as
ht: trailed at Chicago it was larger than 'Floristan White'
fc: white

Liatris spicata 'Blue Bird'

fc: violet-blue

Liatris spicata 'Callilepis' (L. callilepis)

ha: 20 in.
fc: rose lilac
ns: technically this epithet is a synonym of the species but it
ns: appears to represent a color variant as used in the US trade. One
ns: report notes the inflorescence stalk as being 'long'.
ns: if it proves sufficiently distinct it should have a vernacular cv. name

Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violett' ('Floristan', 'Floristan Violet')

fc: violet to lavender
ft: stigmas often long, curving
infl: denser inflor.
ns: the original German spelling with two t's should be retained when possible.

Liatris spicata 'Floristan White' ('Floristan Weiss' Germany)

fc: white
infl: denser inflor. as 'Floristan Violett'
eval: Hawke (1996) reports it died out more readily than 'Alba' there.

Liatris spicata 'Gnome' = 'Kobold'
Liatris spicata GOBLIN = see f. montana 'Kobold'
Liatris spicata 'LSS Excalibur' (3/5)

ht: 24-30 in. tall
st: dark red, very showy
fc: rays rose-lavender
 so: Lazyssfarm.com (online catalog 2005), own introduction as seedling with showy red stem color

Liatris spicata f. montana

ht: 24 in. - shorter
ns: 'Kobold' is the typical garden clone of this and has darker blooms

Liatris spicata f. montana 'Kobold' GOBLIN (Liatris spicata f. montana in part, 'Gnome')

ht: 24 in. - shorter and more suitable for small gardens or foreground
fc: deeper reddish-lavender than species typical
in: 1946

Liatris spicata 'Picador'

ns: a listed name for an improved strain. Description needed.

Liatris spicata 'Purple Torch'

fc: dark lavender-purple
infl: dense spike
so: B & T World Seeds (online catalog 2002)

LIGULARIA

 

 
Ligularia 'Cheju Charmer' (4/5) ht: 50cm in foliage becoming 150cm in flower
ha: dense clumping
fc: rays golden-yellow
inf: very large racemes
or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005, coll. near Cheju Do, S. Korea
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Dark Leaf' ht: 36-48 in. tall
lc: dark green above, purplish below
in: Etera before 2000
ns: seedlings of 'Desdemona' and 'Othello' are
ns: often similar.
so: Etera
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' ht: 4 ft.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: rich bronze to purple, especially in spring. The
fc: color below and petioles remains colorful
fc: longer.
fc: rays orange
eval: 'Franz Feldweber' is an improved selection.
or: c. 1940
so: Carroll Gardens
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Franz Feldweber' ht: 80cm tall
fc: orange-yellow
infd: heads 5cm wide
bt: very long flowering
lc: dark purplish-green
or: Franz Feldweber 1989 as 'Moorblut' seedling
in: Christian Kreß 1994
eval: replaces 'Desdemona'
li: Sieber, J. 1995. Newly registered cultivars of
li: ...hardy perennials. ISU. 98-99.
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Moorblut' lc: dark bronze to purplish.
 

 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Orange Princess' ht: 120cm - 'Desdemona' is about 90cm
fc: rays orange
lt: thicker, leathery blades
ns: unsure how if at all this differs from the taller
ns: orange 'Orange Queen'
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Orange Queen' ht: taller than species typical
lc: green, not purple as in most modern clones
fc: rays orange
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Sommergold' ht: 120cm
st: purple, very showy
fc: rays golden yellow
ft: petals narrow, strap-like
lc: purplish
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Subcrenata' ht: smaller than species typical
lc: green
ls: nearly rounded
lm: nearly or subcrenata
so: apparently not in the modern trade.
 

 

 
Ligularia dentata 'Othello' ht: 3-4 ft.
ha: said by some to be more compact than
ha: 'Desdemona' but this is not evident everywhere.
fc: rays orange to gold
lc: tinged and veined purple
or: before 1915
ns: it is also sold in seed form and T&M among
ns: others describe leaves as purple, green, or
ns: bronze to indicate the variation. It is best
ns: to select more richly colored stock.
so: Carroll Gardens
 

 

 
Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold' ('Greynog Gold') fc: rays golden yellow
fd: rays 3-4cm long
or: thought be derived from L. veitchiana x L.
or: dentata. Known from Gregynog Hall Wales.
ns: It is often listed without the first "g" but we
ns: are following G.S. Thomas in using this
ns: spelling.
 

 

 
Ligularia 'Hietala' ns: listed name without description. Please send
ns: data.
 

 

 
Ligularia x hessei 'Laternchen' ('Little Lantern' ht: 50-80cm tall - often quite dwarf
ha: denser foliage, compact with flowers held
ha: just above the leaf mass.
infl: shorter inflor. than hybrid typical, densely conical
fc: rays golden yellow
wholesale source: Darwin Plants
li: Sieber, J. 1995. Newly registered cultivars of
li: ...hardy perennials. ISU. 99.
 

 

 
Ligularia hodgsonii 'Golden Queen' infd: headfs 4-6cm wide
fc: rays golden yellow
eval: regarded as improved over species typical.
 

 

 
Ligularia japonica 'Rising Sun' (6/5) ht: 1.5m tall x 1.m wide
infl: large corymbs
ls: large incised leaf
or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005
 

 

 
Ligularia 'Osiris Fantaisie' (6/7) ht: 24 in.
st: floral stems reddish-purple, contrasting well
lc: dark green above, red below
lt: very thick blades
lm: margins distinct dentate (large teeth) and undulate, very showy
fc: rays yellow
or: Serge Fafard, QB
in: www.waltersgardens.com (online catalog 2007), intro. 2007
 

 

 
Ligularia 'Phulchok Purple' (6/5) ht: 1.6m tall
st: dark purple, showy
or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005
 

 

 
Ligularia stenocephala 'Globosa' ht: 5 ft.
fc: pure yellow rays
ns: an older cultivar
 

 

 
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket' ht: to 5 ft. - species is typical 3-4 ft. tall
st: dark purplish, contrasting well, showy
fc: rays bright yellow
lc: dark green
lm: coarsely dentate
infl: inflorescence narrower, rocket-like in shape.
so: Carroll Gardens
 

 

 
Ligularia 'Sungold' ht: 48-60 in. tall
fc: rays deep golden orange
infl: well branched
lc: dark green
ls: rounded
lm: serrate
or: UK. thought to be from L. stenocephala x
or: L. dentata.
so: Carroll Gardens
 

 

LINARIA

 



Linaria anticaria 'Antique Silver' ht: 25cm tall x 30cm wide
fc: silvery white with purplish veins
lc: bright green
lu: popular for borders, hanging baskets, and planters.
 
Linaria 'Blue Lace' ('YALIN') ht: 30cm tall x 40cm wide
ha: trailing
fc: blue
ff: honey scented
 
Linaria x dominii 'Yuppie Surprise' ha: trailing to mounded
fc: rose lilac
 
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' ('Canon J. Went', 'Cannon Went', 'Cannon J. Want') ht: 24 in.
fc: light pink sometimes given the lovely "apple blossom pink" phrase.
ch: 5
infl: narrow spikes
prop: unfortunately sold in seed form. Thompson & Morgan (who
prop: should know better) state "Produces percentage true to type"
prop: (1998 catalog). Doubtless the untrue ones get sold too so we
prop: will surely have yet another cultivar ruined. It also self-sows
prop: so one must be very careful in selecting material.
ns: authoritative perennial books list it with and without the initial
ns: J. It is currently unclear which version was published first. The
ns: humorous "cannon went off" version is quite wrong.
 
Linaria purpurea 'Rev. C.E. Bowring' fc: white
 
Linaria purpurea 'Springside White' fc: pure white
infl: narrow spikes
 
Linaria purpurea 'Winifred's Delight' fc: creamy yellow
infl: longer spike than species typical
 
Linaria reticulata 'Flaming Passion' (3/6) ht: 12-16 in. tall
ha: compact
fc: bright red
lc: bluish-green

 

 

 


LINUM

 

Linum alpinum some=L. perenne subsp. alpinum

 

Linum austriacum

ht: 12-24 in.
ha: erect
fc: light blue
geo: Austrian alps
eval: it is perhaps too tall for some gardens. It does not seem to grown much in North
eval: American but was evaluated by Art Buckley in Ottawa.

Linum austriacum 'Album'

ht: 12-24 in. tall
fc: white

Linum 'Dawn Chorus'

ns: a listed name without description. We do not find it in current US catalogs.

Linum flavum 'Cloth of Gold'

ht: 9 in. - sllightly smaller than 'Compactum'
fw: more floriferous

Linum flavum 'Compactum'

ht: 6-9 in. tall but older plants to 12 in. are well known.
fc: more floriferous

Linum flavum 'Compactum Golden Cushion' = 'Golden Cushion'

 

Linum flavum 'Golden Cushion'

ns: listed name for an improved, compact selection.

Linum 'Gemmel's Hybrid' (L. capitatum x ?)

ht: 15cm tall
ha: robust, forming mounds over time. Rosettes of foliage in spring.
fc: golden yellow
fq: floriferous
lc: thick glaucous blue-green leaves, showy.
so: Jelitto
so: ESeeds

Linum grandiflorum 'Album'

ht: 24 in. - taller than some of the other cultivars.
fc: white
fd: 1.5 in.
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum grandiflorum 'Blue Dress'

ht: 50cm
fc: clearer blue
aw: Fluoroselect Winner 1999

Linum grandiflorum 'Bright Eyes'

ht: 15-18 in.
fc: ivory white with chocolate brown centers
fd: 1.5 in.
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum grandiflorum 'Magic Circles' (strain)

ht: 45cm
fc: apparently of two colors, either red or white with a red eye to 25% of surface. In the
fc: red there is slightly darker red eye but it is not sharply defined from a distance.
so: ESeeds

Linum grandiflorum 'Rubrum'

ht: 15-18 in.
fc: bright blood red with satiny sheen
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum komarovii 'Blue Ice'

ht: 12 in. tall x 4 in. wide
ha: arching sprays
fc: blue buds open near white - thus a bluish ice effect.
fd: 1.0-1.5 in. wide
lc: grey green
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum lewisii (L. perenne subsp. lewisii, L. perenne var. lewisii)

ht: 20-26 in. but plants in the nursery trade are often reported as dwarf. The species
ht: in the wild is regarded as taller than L. perenne.
fc: light blue much like L. perenne
ns: most US taxonomists treat this a true species since it will not cross to L. perenne.

Linum lewisii [Ratko 97-155]

ha: dwarf, shorter
fc: blue with yellow eye
or: collected from Clay Butte near Beartooth at 10,100' according to Arrowhead Alpines.
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Linum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue'

ht: 12 in. tall x 18-24 in. Older plants can reach 18 in. in some areas.
ha: plants do not flop over as some species variants will.
fc: soft ultra marine blue, a truly divine shade.
prop: sold as seed strain so it may vary.
so: Thompson and Morgan
so: Carroll Gardens

Linum narbonense 'June Perfield'

ht: 18 in.
fd: blue
fd: larger than species typical
fq: more floriferous than species typical
in: 1934 presumably from the UK.

Linum narbonense 'Peto' ('Peto's Variety')

ht: 18 in.
ld: evergreen in warmer climates
eval: Art Buckley in his Canadian Garden Perennials calls it "the finest of all flaxes" and
eval: enumerated and trialed some 16 taxa.

Linum narbonense 'Six Hills' ('Six Hills Variety')

ht: 18 in.
fc: sky blue - the species can have harsh reddish tints.

Linum perenne subsp. alpinum

ha: 6 in. - very small or dwarf
fc: light "China blue"

Linum perenne subsp. alpinum 'Alice Blue'

ns: a listed selection of the subspecies.

Linum perenne 'Album'

ht: 24 in.
fc: white
eval: 'White Diamond' is superior for most uses.

Linum perenne 'Album Diamont' = 'White Diamond'

ht:

Linum perenne 'Blue Saphir' ('Blue Sapphire', 'Blue Saphyr', 'Bleu Saphire', 'Sapphire'

ht: 25cm
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: brighter, clear blue
ns: there are numerous variants of the name. The preferred name is believed to be the
ns: original spelling.
prop: as sold in seed form so variability is likely to occur.
so: Carroll Gardens
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum perenne 'Bryce Canyon'

ns: a listed variant without description. L. lewisii is native to the Bryce Canyon so it is
ns: perhaps a named selection of strain of it.

Linum perenne 'Diamant' = 'White Diamond'?

 

Linum perenne 'Jewels' (strain)

ht: 30-45cm
fc: white or blue in the seed mix.
prop: seed strain
so: Worldseed.com

Linum perenne subsp. lewisii = L. lewisii

ns: while many reference list this in the role of subspecies, leading US taxonomists and
ns: modern flora have elevated it to specific rank. Any known cultivars of it should be
ns: transferred as well. The two variants cannot hybridize by nature so there is a good
ns: biological case for their separation.

Linum perenne 'Nanum Diamond' = 'White Diamond'?

 

Linum perenne 'Nanum Sapphire' = 'Blue Saphir'?

:

Linum perenne 'Sapphire' = 'Blue Saphir'

 

Linum perenne 'White Diamond' ('Dwarf White Diamond', 'Album Diamont')

ht: 25cm or 12 in. - much shorter than true 'Album'
ha: compact, uniform from seed
fc: white
fq: more floriferous
lu: it can be treated as the white version of 'Blue Saphir' and used with it.
prop: as sold in seed form so variability is likely to occur.
so: Thompson and Morgan

Linum salsoloides = L. suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides

 

Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Alpinum'

ht: 8 in.
ha: more compact.

Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Nanum'

ha: a dwarf selection sometimes grown by rock garden enthusiasts. It is not known how
ha: if at all it is distinct from the very dwarf 'Alpinum'

Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Prostratum'

ha: a dwarf selection sometimes grown by rock garden enthusiasts.

Linum usatatissimum 'Omega'

ns: while not always cultivated for ornament, this cultivar is very widely grown for the
ns: production of flax for the baking industry. It is a showy plant. It is noted for a very
ns: high concentration of Omega-3 or Linolenic Acid which is desirable for consumption.

LIRIOPE

GARDEN LIRIOPE SPECIES KEY
Laurence Hatch 2002
species concepts follow the Flora of China (Harvard University)

1. Leaves filiform (threadlike), 1-2mm wide; filaments 2x as long as anthers...L. kansuensis (rare)
1. Leaves linear and strap-like, 2-20mm wide; filaments about equal to anthers.................2.

2. Plants stoloniferous (not clumping) and grass-like......................................3.
2. Plants clump-forming, often fountain-like...................................................4.

3. Anthers 2mm long; inflorescence 8-20cm long................................30.
3. Anthers 1.0-1.5mm long; inflorescence 1-3cm long.........................L. minor
3. Anthers 1.0-1.5mm long; inflorescence 6-15cm long.......................L. graminifolia

4. Pedicel 6-8mm long; anthers slightly shorter than filaments.............L. longipedicellata (rare)
4. Pedicel 4-5mm long; anthers about equal to filaments.....................5.

Liriope muscari clones:

5. Leaves flat, linear, scarcely ridged, 4-15mm wide..........................................6.
5. Leaves fasciated, folded, or ridged, 12-20mm wide.................L. muscari 'Webster Wideleaf' and similar clones
5. Leaves distinctly curled and twisted......................................L. muscari 'Curly Twist'

6. Leaves margined white, cream, or yellow...............................................................10.
6. Leaves white as if blanched, dotted or tinged green..........................L. muscari 'Okina'
6. Leaves all green....................................................................................................7.
6. Leaves yellow to chartreuse.........................L. muscari 'Pee Dee Gold Ingot' and others

7. Flowers pink, light lavender to blue and violet..........L. muscari (numerous clones described below)
7. Flowers white to pale cream......................................L. muscari 'Monroe's White' and others

10. Flowers white.............................................L. muscari 'White on White', 'C.T. Tanner', others?
10. Flowers pink, lilac, blue, or purple....................................................................................11.

11. Plants very tall to 20-24 in. in bloom....................................L. muscari 'Aztec'
11. Plants 10-15 in. tall in bloom................................................L. muscari (many clones described below)

30. Leaves green...................................................................L. spicata
30. Leaves striped and margined white................................L. spicata 'Silver Dragon'

Liriope - General Literature

li: Hume, H.H. 1961. The Ophiopogon-Liriope complex. Baileya 9: 134-158



'Ariaka-janshige' ('Ariake-janshiga') . Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004. This beats L. muscari 'Variegata' for density, floriferousness, and the contrast of the flower stalks. A wonderful plant that should not be rare.

Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige' ('Ariake-janshiga')
ht: 25cm
ls: striped golden yellow
ns: correct spelling is not determined at this time. Both names above have been seen.

Liriope gigantea = L. muscari 'Giant' and other cultivars in part, including the variegated 'Aztec Giant'. 

Liriope muscari 'Aztec' ('Mexican Giant')
ht: 18-24 in. in bloom
lc: thinnly white margined and striped
fc: white
lu: this is one of the largest, boldest clones ever released. It has replaced 'Variegata' in some areas.
so: San Felasco
ns, id: compared to L. muscari 'Variegata' (as I know it from Raleigh NC), this
ns, id: plant is 1) much taller in flower, 2) distinctly striped white through the blade (not just
ns, id: marginate, and 3) the variegation a cleaner white and never so cream or yellow as the
ns, id: common sort.
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
ha: stronger, all parts larger
lw: wider than species, usually longer as well.
fc: rich bluish-lavender
infl: narrowly tapered, not crested
ns: some plants in the US as the species are this superior clone

Liriope muscari 'Big Spire'
infl: held above foliage, fasciated (crested)
fc: violet-blue
bt: blooms before 'Big Blue'

Liriope muscari 'Bigun' (2/5)
ht: 18-24 in. tall in flower
lc: dark green
lt: slight twisted
lw: very wide, often 0.5-0.75 in. wide
ll: 14-18 in. - very long by comparison to others
fc: corolla dark violet (RHS 79Cm 86D)
fd: raceme 12-18 in. long - shorter than some 'Big Blue' as 12-14 in.
infl: up to 50 racemes per plant
bt: 7-10 days before 'Big Blue'
pat, or: James Berry, Daphne AL USA 1996 as open pollinated seedling of 'Big Blue', US# 15474 on 1/11/05

Liriope muscari 'Border Gem'
ht: 8 in. - rather dwarf
fc: lilac
ll: 8 in. - shorter than many cultivars

Liriope muscari 'C.T. Tanner'
lc: variegated
fc: white
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.

Liriope muscari 'California Hybrid'
lc: mostly white
fc: lavender
frc: greenish-white


'Christmas Tree' ('Monroe #2'). Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004.

Liriope muscari 'Christmas Tree' ('Monroe #2')
fc: light lavender
infl: narrowly pyramidal like a miniature Christmas tree. Unfortunately they are often buried
infl: in the leaf mass.
in: distributed by Andre Viette in the 80's

Liriope muscari CLEOPATRA™ (3./5)
ht: 24 in. - very tall in flower
ha: larger, more robust than most clones, clumping as species
fc: corolla bright purple to lavender
infl: held well above foliage
lc: dark green
lu: said to be very heat tolerant and vigorous under many conditions
in: Plants by Mail (online catalog 2005)
pat: US#15474
web: www.plantdevelopment.com (online website 2007)

Liriope muscari 'Curly Twist'
ls: twisted, curled
infl: mostly hidden in foliage mass
ft: corolla not as flaring as species typical

Liriope muscari 'Eleven-0-Three'
ha: open-centered
lw: narrower than most cultivars
infl: longer than species typical
fc: light violet-blue

Liriope muscari EMERALD GODDESS™ (10/6)
ht: 12-15 in. tall
ha: vigorous, faster than 'Evergreen Giant'
lc: dark green, remaining so in winter in FL USA
lw: very wide, some leaves to 1 in. wide
fc: lavender
dr: resistant to crown rot
pat, or: Rode Groundsovers, FL USA 1997 as vigorous, improved sport of 'Evergreen Giant', US Pat #15471 2006

Liriope muscari 'Evergreen Giant'
ht: 12-18 in. - taller
ls: thicker, stiffer
fc: violet-purple

Liriope muscari 'Exiliflora' = L. exiliflora

Liriope muscari 'Giant' (L. gigantea hort., L. muscari 'Gigantea')
ht: 10-14 in. foliage, larger in flower
ha: vigorous, larger in all parts
ns: this name is invalid in Latin form. It may prove to be a synonym of 'Evergreen Giant' in some or
ns: all examples. The name L. gigantea 'Merton Jacobs' appears in the US Patent Register for another clone of
ns: this type.

Liriope muscari 'Gold Banded'
ha: leaves have a bit more elegant arch than many cultivars.
lc: dark green narrowly margined gold. May lose much of its variegation in deep shade.
so: source (Viette)
so: Carroll Gardens

Liriope muscari 'Grandiflora'
infl: larger than species typical
fc: light lavender

Liriope muscari 'Green Midget'
so: source (Viette)


'Hawks Feather'. Plant Delights Nursery. Spring 2004. A remarkable and distinct mutation, perhaps one that only a collector could love.

Liriope muscari 'Hawks Feather' (6/4)
lc: blades ornately mottled, often with a transverse pattern in light yellow to cream, giving the
lc: a pattern not unlike the wings of some hawk species. It is a very subtle pattern but one of
lc: beauty upon close inspection. It looks odd from a distance. It has a waxy look, the chimera
lc: being subdued by whitish lines in the undersides of the leaves. Some blades almost look
lc: as if stained or watermarked by milk or cream-colored ink.

Liriope muscari 'Ingwersen' (11/01)
fc: dark violet
eval: known in the British trade but yet unknown in the US
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)

Liriope muscari 'Jeanerette'
fc: lavender
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.

Liriope muscari 'John Birch' = 'John Burch'

 
'John Burch'. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond VA USA. Summer 2004.

Liriope muscari 'John Burch'
lc: Originally having a chartreuse central band on dark green, but often appearing all green in deep shade or from
lc: a distance. At least one clone under this (as in the photo above), has thin white margins. There are some
lc: where variegation is never present, suggesting reversions may occur or the trait is easily masked by the
lc: extreme environments. If the original clone was chartreuse-banded in the center and we have many marginate
lc: plants today it is possible a reversal of the leaf chimera has occured as it does so often in Hosta. It would be
lc: wise to collect as many 'John Burch' as one can and compared the chimeras in all.  
lw: wider blades than species typical
infl: larger, crested or cockscomb type, usually held above foliage
so: Carroll Gardens
so: source (Viette)

Liriope muscari 'Lilac Beauty'
lc: dark green
fc: deep lilac
infl: held above foliage
bt: later than species typical
so: Carroll Gardens
so: source (Viette)

Liriope muscari 'Love Potion No. 13' (4/4)
ht: 18-24 in. tall - very large
lc: dark green (RHS 137A,B)
ll, lw: 18 in. long x 0.5 in. wide - very wide and long
fc: dark violet (RHS 88A, 88D, 80D)
fq: floriferous, up to 69 inflor. on one plant
bt: earlier and longer than most large clones, including parent 'Evergreen Giant'
or: Ron Love FL USA as sport of 'Evergreen Giant'
pat: US PPAF by originator 2/19/04



'Majestic' ('Majestica').  Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC USA. Summer 2004. This clone is very florferious. One can see larger inflorescences in less shaded examples.

Liriope muscari 'Majestic' ('Majestica')
ha: vigorous, stronger than most cultivars. Clumps can be more open than some others.
fc: lavender
infl: very compact, denser than 'Big Blue', often crested. In one clone is a very narrow and not always branched.

Liriope muscari MARC ANTHONY™  (5/7)
ht: 16 in. tall in flower
lc: yellow margined becoming cream to white margined, holding chimera and color
lc: longer in hot climates. Also said to have a unique rich yellow hue
fc: lavender
web: www.plantdevelopment.com (online website 2007)

Liriope muscari 'Merton Jacobs' (11/01)(L. gigantea 'Merton Jacobs')
ht: 24-30 in. tall x 24-30 in. wide (as species)
ha: more vigorous than species typical though of the same dimensions. The species has
ha: thinner foliage with about 40% fewer leaves than this clone.
fc: rich violet (RHS 85B in bud becoming 79D, 76A near apex)
infl: raceme 14-18 in. long larger than species at 6-10 in. Flowers held well above foliage.
fq: 50 or more racemes are common on mature, older plants.
lw: 5/16-7/16" (species is 6/16-10/16")
lc: dark green (RHS 137A) - species is said to be RHS 137B
pat: US #12068 8/28/01 to Randall Merton Jacobs, Bushnell FL USA
ns: the taxon L. gigantea is doubtful is likely a polyploid or ultra-vigorous L. muscari of which 'Evergreen Giant'
ns: and 'Aztec' are popular clones.
or: from open pollinated seedling of species found at Flowerwood Nur. Bushnell FL USA by
or: Randall Merton Jacobs in 1994.
in: Plant Development Services Inc, Loxley, AL USA

Liriope muscari 'Mexican Giant' = 'Aztec'

Liriope muscari 'Miniature'
ha: dwarf, compact but reasonably vigorous
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.

Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
ha: dense clumping - less so than 'Summer Beauty' but superior to 'Big Blue'
fc: rich lilac-blue by European reports. Plant Var. Journal 17(1): 614 states "violet-blue" (RHS 92D becoming 90D)
ll: 24.5cm long x 7.0cm wide - narrower than 'Summer Beauty' and 'Big Blue'
infl: 7-10cm long - shorter than 'Summer Beauty'
ft: inflor. held above foliage
ns: a listed name from Germany. It is also in the Australian trade and a parent of 'Summer Beauty'

Liriope muscari 'Monroei' = 'Monroe White'

Liriope muscari 'Monroe's #1' = 'Monroe's White'

Liriope muscari 'Monroe's #2' = 'Christmas Tree'

Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White' ('Monroe's #1', 'Munroe's White')
ha: slower than most newer cultivars
fc: white
infl: larger than species typical and most older white selections
lc: dark green
lu: requires some shade for best growth
so: source (Viette)
so: Carroll Gardens
so: source (Roslyn Nursery)

Liriope muscari 'Munro No. 1' = 'Monroe's White'
ns: this name is used in G.S. Thomas' Perennial Garden Plants and the error thus persists in
ns: some English circles.

Liriope muscari 'New Wonder'
ht: 8 in.
fc: lilac-blue


'Okina'. JC Raulston Arboretum. Summer 2004. A plant only a collector could love.

Liriope muscari 'Okina' (1/02)
ht: 10 in.
lc: up 75% of blade white with minute spots and lines of dark green, the tips almost always darker
lc: green. Reminds one of an artistically blanched vegetable. Better contrast in cool weather. In ordinary
lc: conditions in winter it merely looked sun-bleached and is not very impressive.
lc: Becomes all green later in year.
fc: lilac
or: Akira Shibamichi, Japan
so: Plant Delights (Spring 2002 Catalog: 77, with color photo)

Liriope muscari 'Original Big Blue' = 'Big Blue'

Liriope muscari 'Paul Aden'
lc: yellow and green variegated
fc: violet
so: Cotswold Garden Flowers


'Pee Dee Gold Ingot' . JC Raulston Arboretum. Spring 2003. This beauty functions like a strap-leaved Hosta cultivar and is surely more durable than most in that genus. It will burn in extreme hot summers but is remarkably sun tolerant with a bit of afternoon shade. It looks splendid planted among red-foliage plants that will not overgrow it.

Liriope muscari 'Pee Dee Gold Ingot' ('Pee Dee Ingot')
ht: 10 in.
lc: yellow but more chartreuse in part or all shade.
fc: lavender-blue
or: Ursula Herz, SC USA of Coastal
ns: originally listed as 'Pee Dee Gold Ingot' in the Coastal
ns: Gardens Catalog (the effective, valid publication)
ns: so we will continue use of this original name.


'Purple Bouquet'. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004.

Liriope muscari 'Purple Bouquet'
lc: dark green
lw: wider than species typical
fc: rich purple
infl: racemes well above foliage.

Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
lc: dark green
fc: rich purple
infl: flowers more densely borne than species typical
so: Carroll Gardens
so: source (Viette)

Liriope muscari 'Samantha'
ht: 10 in.
lc: dark green
lw: narrow
fc: lavender pink, the color varying with temperature
bt: early blooming
so: Carroll Gardens

Liriope muscari 'Silver Banded'
ha: slow-growing
lc: margined yellowish-white becoming margined white then mostly green
fc: dark violet-blue
ft: perianth has a 1mm long projection

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Midget' ('Silver Midget')
ht: 8 in. - lower than most variegated clones
lc: narrowly margined white
so: source (Viette)

Liriope muscari 'Silver Ribbon' (11/01)
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)

 
'Silvery Sunproof' may be a rename of  Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige' ('Ariake-janshiga') and the RHS list it as such. I think there are at least 2 clones under this name, the above likely being the  Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige'. I cannot yet be sure the original, true 'Silver Sunproof' is the confused one.

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'
lc: numerous creamy white stripes, being more yellowish marked in shade. New growth is also a bright
lc: yellow at first. It is not entirely silver until mid to late summer and then only if in full sun.
fc: lavender
fq: floriferous
lu: has a reputation for being more sun tolerant but long drought and heat ruins any Liriope.

Liriope muscari 'Summer Beauty' (3/5)
ha: more densely clumping, vigorous compared to 'Moneymaker' and 'Big Blue'
lc: yellowish-green (RHS 147A) above - same measurement as 'Big Blue'
ll: mean: 18.6cm long x 1.2cm wide
infl: 10-13cm long, densely covered in flowers - 'Big Blue' rates 7-10cm long (shorter)
ft: inflor. held above foliage unlike 'Big Blue'
fc: corolla violet-blue in bud (RHS 92A), later violet-blue (RHS 90D, 91A)
bt: long bloom period
or: Ursula Mueller, Birkdale, Queensland 2000 as sport of 'Moneymaker' notable for 1) more density, 2) wider blades, and 3) heavier flowering
li: Plant Varieties Journal 17(1): 612-615

Liriope muscari SUPER GREEN GIANT™ (12/02)
ht: 18 in. - taller
infl: larger than species typical and most clones perhaps
fc: dark lavender
in: Plantdevelopment.com (online website 2002)

Liriope muscari 'Superba'
lc: dark green
lw: wider than species typical
fc: silvery lilac
ft: dense, often crested at the inflorescence apex.
bt: earlier blooming than most cultivars
so: Carroll Gardens

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
lc: margined and striped creamy to yellow becoming whiter variegated with age.
ns: numerous clones and variations are under this name so named clones are to be preferred.


 'Webster's Wideleaf'. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA USA. Summer 2003.

Liriope muscari 'Webster's Wideleaf'
lc: dark green
lw, ls: very broad, often with longitudinal ridges and folds in the leaves. Others have
lw, ls: distinct parallel venation rather than ridges. Very distinct leaf.
fc: lilac purple
so: Carroll Gardens

Liriope muscari 'White on White'
lc: creamy white margined and variegated
fc: white, similar to 'Monroe's White' for quality
in: Carroll Gardens catalog c. 1996
so: Carroll Gardens

Liriope platyphylla 'Okina'
lc: white new growth becoming green.

Liriope platyphylla 'Variegata'
lc: striped yellow

Liriope spicata 'Alba' (11/01)
fc: presumably white - species is lilac to light violet
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)

Liriope spicata 'Cassidy' (4/6)
ht: 20cm tall x 38cm wide (original plants at time of patent app.)
ha: compact
lt: linear, pleasant and distinctly curled
ll, lw: 38.3cm long x 7.0mm wide
pat, or: Nardo Zaias, Miami Beach, FL USA found in Puerto Rico 1996, US# 16215 on 1/24/2006.

Liriope spicata fol. var.
ns, id: a listed name from Ottawa in 1897. We cannot
ns, id: be sure this is 'Silver Dragon' or not.

Liriope spicata fol. aur. var.
ns, id: a gold-variegated clone mentioned by Macoun in his
ns, id: 1908 perennial report from Ottawa.

Liriope spicata 'Franklin Mint'
ht: 12-15 in. - larger than species
ha: more robust and larger than species in all parts. Large like L. muscari but stoloniferous rather
ha: than clump-forming.
infl: erect, larger than species, being often as large as L. muscari
so: Carroll Gardens


 'Silver Dragon'. This Japanese clone is notable for having a whiter look due to a larger chimera than most clones in this genus and Ophiopogon. It does not burn except in the hottest and dryest of conditions if given afternoon shade. Tucked around a tree or shrub it will find it's own comfort zone for both moisture and light. Being a non-clumper (as is the species), it spreads to form full and thick masses as no L. muscari could hope to do in less 20 years.

Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon' ('Gin Ryu')
lc: heavily striped clean pure white up to 60% of the surface. Highly colorful from a distance
fc: light purple - a bit darker than some species variants.
eval: if you have ever seen a 10 foot wide, happy patch of this it you'll never forget it - very bright
eval: and pretty stuff.
ns: 'Silver Dragon' is an allowed translation of the Japanese cultivar name.

Liriope spicata 'Small Green' (11/01)
ht: 10cm
ha: vigorous
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

LITHODORA


Lithodora diffusa 'Alba'
fc: white
Lithodora diffusa 'Baby Blue'
ht: 25cm tall x 50cm wide
ha: low mound, compact
fc: medium blue with dark blue star in center
so: PGA.COM.AU

Lithodora diffusa BLUE BIRD®
ha: mat-form
fc: bright lightish blue
so: Forest Farm

Lithodora diffusa 'Favorite'
fc: white
ns: an improved white-flowering clone listed by European growers.

Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'
ht: 6-12 in., being taller in warm climates
ha: cascading, trailing well, long a favorite of rock gardeners around the world.
lc: dark green - perhaps darker than some species variants
fc: rich true blue
fd: larger than 'Heavenly Blue'
ch: 6-7, considered by some hardier than 'Heavenly Blue' but others say the opposite!
so: Forest Farm

Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
ht: 6-8 in. - often shorter than 'Grace Ward'
fc: nice gentian blue, a shade lighter than 'Grace Ward'
ch: 6-7. People differ on whether this or 'Grace Ward' is the most cold hardy of the two.
aw: RHS AM 1909, AGM 1925
so: Forest Farm

Lithodora diffusa 'The Star' ('Star')
ht: 12 in. tall x 36-48 in. wide
fc: rich blue with distinct white margin (RHS 155C), giving a high contrast star-effect.
fc: The blue (RHS 98B) portion of the flower forms a near perfect star. The petals are
fc: slightly more violet on the reverse.
lc: yellow-green (RHS 147A above, 147B below) - paler than some other cultivars
pat: US #10096
or: Elizabeth Strangman, Sussex, England found as sport of 'Heavenly Blue' in 1996
ns: based on the publication of the name as 'The Star' (NOT 'Star') by the originator
ns: (see reference below) this version of the name should be used.
in: Washfield Nur., Kent, UK to trade.
li: Strangman, E. and G. Gough. 1998. Plant Var. Journ. 11(4): 32

Lithodora diffusa WHITE SWAN®ht: 6-8 in. - probably shorter than ordinary old 'Alba'
ha: prostrate
lc: dark green
fc: "bright white"
so: Forest Farm

LOBELIAassignments of Lobelia experts and other authors.

Lobelia - Literature
li: Bowden, W.M. 1983. Descriptions of eighteen tetraploid Lobelia
li: cultivars. published by author, Simcoe, ON, Canada.

Lobelia 'The Bishop'
ht: 36 in.
fc: "velvety vermillion scarlet" per Arthur Buckley
lc: red tinged

Lobelia cardinalis f. alba ('Alba')
fc: white
ns: this name represents the wild, naturally-occuring white variant.
eval: superior and alternative clones are listed below.

Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'Gladys Lindley'
fc: creamy white - creamier than others
fs: petals distinct pointed - many others are more rounded
or: Gladys Lindley in 'her wild NC garden'
reg: COPF
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'H.S. Bradley'
fc: white
fs: larger rounded petals than typical f. alba
or: found by Bradley in Madison Co. NY c. 1968
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'Legendary Beauty'
fc: white with some pinks tints at petal bases
fs: petals large and rounded
lc: darker glossy green - typical f. alba are often light green in leaf
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia cardinalis f. cardinalis 'Angel Song' ('Pallida Angel Song')
fc: pale salmon pink and creamy white inside
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia cardinalis 'Eco Pink Flare'
ht: 2-3 ft. - shorter
fc: light pink
or: Eco Gardens
so: Roslyn Gardens

Lobelia cardinalis 'Heather Pink'
ht: 3-4 ft. - about typical size
fc: rich 'heather pink'
or: Niche Gardens c. 1988 from sedd provided by Jeanette Windham of
or: Greensboro NC. The name was suggested by Mary Painter of Wildside
or: nursery.
so: Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 ($3.00 cat.)

Lobelia cardinalis 'Multiflora' (+)
ht: 30 in.
fc: corolla fuchsia-pink
fd: smallish but brightly colored
ns: this name is apparently not valid as a Latin name. If it is not
ns: published prior to 1959 it should have a fancy name.
so: www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)

Lobelia cardinalis 'Pink Parade'
ha: stiffer stems
fc: bright 'watermelon red' that fades to bright pink
or: VA in wild 

Lobelia cardinalis 'Rosea' (f. rosea)
fc: pink
eval: newer clones are superior in many traits
ns: it does not occur with an consistancy in the wild and is thus considered a good cultivar.

Lobelia cardinalis 'Royal Robe'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark maroon red
lc: medium red
eval: Carroll Gardens in their 1999 catalog state "unlike other lobelias with maroon leaves
eval: this one is hardy and permanent".

Lobelia cardinalis 'Shrimp Salad'
fc: shrimp pink (RHS 62D) with a darker lip
or: Plant Delights Nur. 1990's

Lobelia cardinalis 'Twilight Zone' (2/03)
fc: light pink

Lobelia 'Cherry Ripe'
fc: cerise-scarlet
lc: green tinged dark red

Lobelia COLOR SPIRES™ series (6/5)
in: three clones released 2005 worldwide
variants:

Lobelia 'Compliment Blue'
fc: dark royal purple - not true blue
fd: larger than most purple hybrids
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857, Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)

Lobelia 'Compliment Deep Red'
fc: dark red without blue tints
fd: selected for larger individual fls.
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857, Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)

Lobelia 'Compliment Scarlet'
fc: scarlet red much like L. cardinalis
fd: larger than typical L. cardinalis
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857, Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)


'Cotton Candy'. Plant Delights Nursery.

Lobelia 'Cotton Candy' (12/00)
ht: 24-28 in. tall x 18 in. wide
fc: white blushed pink of a shade suggested by the name.
or: Thurman Maness
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2001 

Lobelia 'Cranberry Crush' (10/02)
ht: 22 in. tall x 12 in. wide - semi-dwarf
fc: rich cranberry-red
lu: compatible with 'Grape Knee-High' and other shorter clones for a mixed planting of colors.
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
pat: PPAF
ph, in, so: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003

Lobelia 'Crown Royal' (10/02)
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide
ha: compact
fc: red
lc: reddish-purple
or: Linda and Ken Smith OH USA
eval: said to be the first truly compact red-leaved cultivar with red flowers.
ph, in, so: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003

Lobelia 'Dark Crusader'
ht: 30-32 in.
lc: dark reddish-purple becoming bronze-green
lm: blades well serrated
fc: dark ruby red (RHS 61A)
or: England

Lobelia 'Eulalia Berridge'
lc: dark green with brown to bronze tints
fc: pink

Lobelia 'Forncett Merry' (5/6)
ht: 65cm
fc: carmine-purple
so, in: Four Seasons Nursery (online catalog Autumn 2005-Spring 2006 PDF: 21), their own introduction

Lobelia fulgens 'Elmfeuer' ('Elm Fire')
ht: 30-48 in. - reports vary.
fc: clear glowing red
st: bright and showy dark red
lc: bright red
so: Windrose 610-588-1037 (FAX 610-252-7064)
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lobelia fulgens 'Illumination'
lc: dark green
fc: corolla scarlet red
infl: longer inflor.

Lobelia 'Garland for Judy'
fc: 'fuchsia...bright, gem-like color' or magenta with violet tones
or: Maness from L. cardinalis x L. siphilitica
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
so: source (Heronswood)

Lobelia x gerardii 'Rosenkavalier'
fc: pure pink

Lobelia x gerardii 'Vedrariensis'
ht: 36-48 in.
lc: red new growth becoming bronze-green and dark green
fc: dark violet or as some like to say "velvety purple"
bt: because it often bloom after L. cardinalis clones it is extends useful color.
eval: the best known variant of this hybrid but often superceded by modern cultivars.
eval: this name represents a diversity of variants and some nurseries have a good clone
eval: or two.
or: France

Lobelia x gerardii 'Tania'
ht: 36 in.
st: maroon, very showy
fc: bright, satiny dark red or "crimson purple" as G.S. Thomas phrased it.
fd: very larger corolla

Lobelia 'Gloire de Ste. Anne'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright red
ls: narrowly elliptic-lanceolate
lv: finely pubescent

Lobelia 'Grape Knee-Hi' ('Grape Knee-High')
ht: 12-15 in. tall
ha: compact foliage
fc: rich "grape soda" purple
ft: inflor. in compact, even oval unlike most other clones.
or: Terra Nova Nur. as L. cardinalis x a dwarf L. siphilitica.
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2000

Lobelia 'Hadspen Purple' (10/01)
ht: 1.5m
fc: rich violet-purple
lc: reddish-green
ns: Hadspen list is under L. siphilitica but given the flower and leaf colors it is seems
ns: well beyond the genetic capabilities of that one species.
oririgin, source: Hadspen Gardens UK before 2001

Lobelia 'Huntsman'
ht: 36 in.
fc: bright red
lc: dark red

Lobelia 'Jack McMasters'
fc: mauve

Lobelia 'La Fresco'
fc: 'dusty muted plum'
it: heads are densely packed but occasionally quite fastigiate
bt: may bloom 1-2 months
or: Thurman Maness c. 1987

Lobelia 'Memoir de Monet'
fc: very light pink and more white inside
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia 'Misty Morn'
ht: 26-38 in.
fc: lavender-purple - unique color at time of introduction.
inflor: very long spike
or: Maness c. 1998
in: Terra Nova Nur. 1999


'Monet Moment'.

Lobelia 'Monet Moment'
ht: 36 in
ha: better vigor than older clones of this coloration.
fc: rose violet (RHS 59C)
fd: flowers larger than typical
bt: known to bloom 3-5 weeks where happy
or: Thurman Maness

Lobelia 'Mrs. Humbert'
fc: rose pink

Lobelia 'Oakes Ames'
fc: scarlet-red
lc: green tinged bronze

Lobelia 'Pink Elephant'
ht: to 7 ft.
fc: bright pink (RHS 57D),  darkish shade

Lobelia 'Pink Flamingo'
fc: bright pink
fd: larger than typical pink clones.
ls: similar to L. siphilitica

Lobelia 'Purple Emperor'
ht: 36 in.
fc: violet purple

Lobelia 'Purple Towers'
ht: 30 in.
fc: dark purple (RHS 83A)
so: Plant Delights/Tony Avent 919-772-4794

Lobelia 'Purple Zepter'
fc: purple
fd: inflor. very large
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lobelia 'Queen Victoria'
ht: 90cm
lc: bright but dark red
fc: bright purplsih-red
fd: larger than some clones - up 1.4 in. wide
prop: it has been sold by companies as a seed strain, T&M among them.
or: Dr. Bowden, Canada

Lobelia 'Rainbow Dream'
fc: deep purple in part shade - fading to pale lavender in time
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia 'Robert Landon'
fc: bright red

Lobelia 'Rose Beacon'
ht: 30 in.
fc: bright (almost magenta) pink or "salmon rose"
or: H.S. Bradley
in: Maness to US
reg: COPF

Lobelia 'Royal Fuchsia'
ht: 36 in.
fc: glowing fuchsia pink with some bluish tints, Four Seasons calls them "rich maroon purple"
or: Thurman Maness
in: US trade c. 1999


'Ruby Slippers' is occasionally dismissed as just red like L. cardinalis. It is in fact a much larger flower, easily taller than the species it times, and flowering from laterals. I think the color is different, being a more velvety red with some rose and violet notes mixed in. It blooms longer any wild form and is what I call a good "species replacement"; which I know is heresy to some wild plant lovers. Too bad. Manmade evolution rules and beauty trumps political correctness.

Lobelia 'Ruby Slippers'
ht: 30-36 in.
fc: rich velvety garnet red
fd: very large corolla
it: often blooms from spurs off the main inflor.
bt: longer blooming than most red cvs. and L. cardinalis
or: Thurman Maness , NC USA
reg: COPF.
eval: this has been called the best of "velvet red" types hybrids for modern use.

Lobelia 'Russian Princess'
lc: dark green tinged red
fc: bright near purple

Lobelia 'Russian Princess Variegated' (5/7)
lc: mottled purple and pink over the normal colors
fc: magenta-purple as 'Russian Princess'
so: www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)

LOBELIA SIPHILITICA

Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' (f. alba)
fc: white

Lobelia siphilitica 'Canada Blue' (9/02)
ht: 36 in.
fc: darker blue than species typical
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia siphilitica 'Blue Peter'
ht: 2-3 ft.
ha: more reliably perennial in UK
or: Alan Bloom


'Fan Blue'

Lobelia siphilitica 'Fan Blue'
fc: corolla rich violet-blue, base darker and more violet-purple
ns: not a L. x speciosa as the other "fan" sorts

Lobelia siphilitica 'Lilac Candles' (10/02)
ht: 18 in. - dwarf
fc: light lilac
ft: inflor. densely flowered
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
ph, in, so: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003

Lobelia siphilitica 'Nana' (f. nana)
ht: 70-90cm
ha: shorter, more compact in gardens.
eval: best used for breeding dwarf clones

Lobelia siphilitica 'Nana Alba'
ha: shorter, more compact
fc: white

Lobelia siphilitica 'White Candles' (10/02)
ht: 18 in. - dwarf
fc: white
ft: inflor. densely flowered
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
eval: should be compared to 'Nana Alba' but current standard for dwarf white clones in this species.
ph, in, so: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003

Lobelia 'Spark' (5/7)
ht: 1m
fc: light red
so: www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)

Lobelia 'Sparkle Divine' (+)
ht: 36 in.
fc: fuchsia purple or dark magenta with bluish tints
ft: very long bloom season compared to species typical
pl: tetraploid
or: Thurman Maness of NC
reg: COPF
so: Plant Delights/Tony Avent 919-772-4794

Lobelia x speciosa 'Bees Flame'
ht: 60 in.
lc: dark red becoming bronze
fc: bright scarlet red

Lobelia x speciosa 'Brightness'
fc: bright red
lc: green tinged bronze

Lobelia x speciosa 'Complexion' (+)
ht: 36 in.
fc: salmon pink buds open apricot-pink to rose-pink
prop: said to come true from seed

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Cinnabar Pink' (+)
ht: 18-20 in.
ha: basal branching assures many repeat floral shows
fc: rich pink

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Cinnbar Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
fc: pink tinged lavender
lc: bronze red
gen: tetraploid
or: Benary Seed Co. Germany

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Deep Red'
ht: 20-24 in/
fc: dark red
pl: tetraploid


'Fan Deep Rose' is for those who light their Lobelia as bright as they can get. One plant goes a very long way and is seen very far away!

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Deep Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
st: red tinged to very red at times
fc: corolla rich pink, tinged red in bud and on newer flowers

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Orchid Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
ha: compact
fc: orchid pink


'Fan Scarlet' is bright and colorful and proven over many years.

Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Scarlet'
ht: 20-24 in.
lc: green tinged red a bit in sun
fc: corolla scarlet red, calyx dark wine-red
eval: proven, durable, and colorful, it remains a tad too bold
eval: bright for some tastes.

Lobelia 'Success Story'
ha: stiff stems
fc: lavender to rose pink
bt: starts in May in Pittsboro NC
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Lobelia 'Summit Snow'
ht: 30-48 in.
fc: pure white
lc: dark green - unlike many white-flowered clones
or: Leo Smit (Summitt Nursery) of Nova Scotia
rai: can replace 'Gladys Lindley' and most pure white clones

Lobelia 'Summit White'
fc: white
ns: we suspect this will prove to be a synonym of 'Summit Snow'

Lobelia 'Tresahor Dark Purple' (9/02)
fc: dark purple
or: UK but from stock in Denver CO USA
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia 'Tresahor Dark Violet' (9/02)
fc: dark violet
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia 'Tresahor Plum' (9/02)
fc: dusky purple
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia 'Tresahor Ruby One' (9/02)
fc: dark magenta-red, lighter than 'Tresahor Ruby Two'
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia 'Tresahor Ruby Two' (9/02)
fc: dark magenta-red, a darker shade than 'Tresahor Ruby One'
so: Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)

Lobelia vedrariensis or 'Vedrariensis' = L. x gerardii 'V.'

Lobelia 'Wildwood Splendor'
ht: 40 in. or taller than some hybrid clones.
fc: light rose-purple or amethyst with jeweled sheen
or: Maness
reg: COPF.
so: Terra Nova Nurseries

Lobelia 'Will Scarlet'
lc: dark red or bronze tinged
fc: bright scarlet.

Lobelia 'Wisley'
fc: light red
lc: tinged bronze

LUPINUS

 

CREAM 'Band of Nobles' cream/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types
'Devon Lace' - 45cm, compact, very large cream spikes
'Fräulein' - creamy white
WHITE 'Band of Nobles' cream/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types
breweri - 20cm dwarf, forms neat mats of foliage, silky grey-green leaf
'Gallery White' - 15-20 in. dwarf
hartwegii 'Blancaneve' - 40 in, can be sown direct
'Noble Maiden' - 80cm, white from the Russell Strain
LIGHT PINK 'Blushing Bride' - ivory white, tinged pink
'Gallery Rose' - 15-20 in. dwarf
'Lady Fayne' - light pink tinged coral
'Mrs. Noel Terry' - flesh pink, light yellow tints
'Pink Pearls' - one of the first pink hybrids, before 1920
MEDIUM PINK 'Betty Astel' - dark pink
'Candy Floss' - pink pink, darker pink standard
'Coral Reef' - coral to salmon
'Guardsman' - dark pink
'The Page' - carmine to red shades of the Russell strain
WHITE/PINK BICOLOR 'Band of Nobles' pink/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types
'Candy Floss' 60cm, light pink with white, ages to darker pink shades
'Dolly' - bicolored seed strain
'Elsie Water' - pink with cream
'George Russell' - coral pink, cream standards that have pink edges
'Lady Penelope' - 45cm, compact, dark pink, standard marked white
'Rapture' - bright rose pink, cream to ivory tints
'Schloßfrau' - rose pink with white
'The Chatelaine' - pink and white from the Russell Strain
YELLOW-PINK BICOLOR 'Happy Days' - salmon pink with yellow
cruickshankii 'Pink Javelin' - light mauve-pink, tinged orange-yellow
'Mrs. Micklethwaite' - salmon pink, light yellow standard
'Sand Pink' 40cm, compact, pink with yellow standard
RED/SCARLET 'Downer's Delight' - the first true red, dating from before 1920
'Gallery Red' - 15-20 in. dwarf
'Meinschloß' - red
'My Castle' - rose-red
'Radiant' - crimson red
'Red Arrow' - tall to 90cm, clean red, small yellow flecks
'Sundown' - red blend of the Band of Nobles series, 3-4 ft.
'The Page' - carmine to red shades of the Russell strain
ORANGE 'Amber Glow' - light apricot, tinged salmon pink
'Charmaine' -bright orange
'Copperlight' - compact spike, copper-orange
'Flaming June' - bright orange
ORANGE/PINK BICOLOR 'Sweetheart' - orange and pink
YELLOW 'Celandine' - clear yellow
'Chandelier' - creamy yellow from the Russell Strain
'Corngold' - light yellow, tall to 75cm
'Desert Sun' - light yellow, darker yellow standard, tall to 90cm
'Gallery Yellow' - 15-20 in. dwarf
'Kronleuchter' - 100cm
luteus - 18-24 in., a good compact species for early show, fragrance
'Patricia of York' - bright yellow
'Sherbert Dip' 45cm, compact, very erect, lemon yellow
YELLOW/ORANGE BICOLOR 'African Sunset' - a brighter, newer hybrid
'Band of Nobles' yellow strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types
'Fireglow' - bright orange with gold on the standards
'Fred Yale' - dark terra-cotta orange with yellow
'Susan of York' - dark orange with yellow
BLUE 'Gallery Blue' - 15-20 in. dwar
'Gartenzwerg' - dwarf blue from Germany
lepidus var. parishii - 20cm, violet-blue, short spikes on small plant
versicolor - 40cm, mounded silky foliage, violet-blue color
WHITE/BLUE BICOLOR arcticus - 60cm, violet-blue and white, silky foliage, very cold hardy but gets woody
'Band of Nobles' blue/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types
'Blue Jacket' - dark blue, white standard
'Blue Moon' - compact to 45cm, mauve blue bell, white standard, late season
'Kastellan' - blue and white
'The Governor' - 30-36 in., bicolor of Russell heritage
'Monkgate' - dark blue and white
texensis - 12-16 in., nothing beat the traditional "Texas Blue Bonnet".
BLUE/YELLOW BICOLOR chamissonis - 60cm, blue with yellow blotch, nice incised silver foliage
cruickshankii 'Sunrise' - violet-blue, standard white and yellow.
'Josephine' - slate blue and yellow
BLUE/PINK BICOLOR 'Aston Villa' - 60cm, blue with reddish-pink standards, open spike
PURPLE albifrons - 4-5 ft. shrub, silky silver-green leaf, 1 ft. inflor, purple tinged white
perennis - 24 inches, eastern US native
'Storm' - 45cm, compact, purple, standard tinged yellow
'Thundercloud' - violet-blue, standards tinged mauve
LAVENDER/LILAC 'Bishop's Tipple' - 110cm (tall), mauve and lilac, flecked yellow
'Lilac Time' - rose-lilac and light mauve
LAVENDER/WHITE BICOLOR 'Soft Kisses' - 60cm, stroing, open form, light lilac, white standard

 

LUZULA

Luzula x borreri 'Botany Bay' (*V)
lc: new growth tipped and striped white
so: source (Monksilver Nursery)

Luzula nivea 'Lucious' (11/7)
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide
fc: white
lc: dark green with showy white hairs
so, in: http://dovecreekgardens.com (online catalog 2007)

Luzula 'Ruby Stiletto' (7/01)
lc: ruby red tinted in winter and early spring
or: Graham Ware collected in mountains of British Columbia, Canada
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2001 to US trade
so: Terra Nova

Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata' (*V)
ha: dense
lc: bright green margined white
so: Roslyn Nursery

Luzula sylvatica 'Taggert's Cream' (*V)
ht: 45cm
lc: new growth bright yellow becoming cream and eventually green
so: source (Monksilver Nursery)

Luzula sylvativa 'Tavernpass'
ht: 30cm
lc: dark green
lw: wider than typical
so: source (Monksilver Nursery)

Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
ht: 12 in.
lu: suitable for ground cover use
so: Kurt Bluemel

Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
ht: 12 in.
lc: golden yellow margined
so: Kurt Bluemel

Luzula sylvatica 'Waldler'
ha: narrower and more upright form
bt: flowers earlier than typical
ht: 45cm
so: source (Monksilver Nursery) 


LYCHNIS


Lychnis alpina 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis alpina 'Rosea'
fc: medium rose pink

Lychnis x arkwrightii LENGAI™ (4/6)
ht: 10 in.
fc: corolla bright reddish-orange (scarlet)
lc: dark bronzish-green
prop: seed strain, intended for sale in small pots as an glowing "impulse buy" in spring
in: S&G Seeds, US, 2006.

Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Gnome'
ht: 8 in.
fc: orange red
lc: dark bronzy green
lu: functions like a dwarfer 'Vesuvius'

Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'
ht: 15-18 in.
fc: bright orange-scarlet to scarlet red flowers - suggestive of molten lava
fd: to 2 in. - larger than L. chalcedonica
bt: may bloom all summer when its happy.
lc: dark bronzy green. Leaves can appear brown or maroon from a distance.
prop: it is sold in seed form (by T&M and Parks among others) so no doubt it will vary now.

LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba'
fc: near white
lu: generally not impressive unless planted with species or one of its bright red variants
lu: for some contrast. Art Buckley (Canadian Garden Perennials) says "not very popular".

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double
or: G.S. Thomas states this was known since 1772

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Awesome Apricot'
fc: salmon
so: Glasshouse Works

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Carnea'
ns, id: listed name from Ottawa trials 1906, likely a more
ns, id: flesh pink variant or perhaps a salmon form.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Day and Night' (6/01)
ht: 40-60cm
fc: fiery red
fd: 1-2cm
lc: green with white variegation (marginal?)
or: Tolf Offenthal 1992 as seedling
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU. 99.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Floreoplena' (flore pleno)
ft: double
fc: typical scarlet red of species, some ray a touch more red.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Flore Albo Pleno' = 'Alba Plena'?
fc: white
ft: double
id, in: reported by Macoun at Orrawa, planted 1897,
id, in: probably the same as the ancient 'Alba Plena'

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Grandiflora'
fd: larger than species typical
fc: brighter shade of red

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreit'
ht: 36 in.
fc: clean, bright white
fd: larger than old whites

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreig'
ht: upright
lc: white
ft: denser inflor. than 'Alba'
ns: almost certainly the same as 'Rauhreif' listed above. Not sure which is correct.

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rubra Plena'
fc: red
ft: double
ns: 'Floreoplena' is red also so perhaps this name merely contrasts with 'Alba Plena' and
ns: is a not a distinct entity (?).

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Red Tiger'
fc: bright scarlet red

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
fc: rose pink

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmon Queen' = 'Salmonea'

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmonea' ('Salmon Queen')
fc: salmon pink

Lychnis cognata 'Chinese Delight' = see L. fulgens cv.

LYCHNIS CORONARIA


Lychnis coronaria 'Alba' in an informal setting near the herb garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia. Used in goodly numbers this old cultivar provides a unique and wonderful look. There are very few silver-foliage plants with abundant white flowers and this one of the very best choices for that effect. The secret is using many of them and not just a single plant or three like most borders. The eye will naturally follow the white and silver in whatever direction you wish. Even the bloom is over the foliage remains of interest. They can be cut back for a repeat show of smaller proportions.

Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis coronaria 'Angel Blush'
fc: white tinged (or blushed) pink
fd: larger than species typical

Lychnis coronaria 'Atrosanguinea'
fc: dark carmine pink to magenta - not a blood red as the Latin name usually suggests
fd: 1.5 in.
lc: lighter grey green from greater pubescence
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis coronaria 'Atropurpurea'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1896

Lychnis coronaria 'Bicolor'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1901

Lychnis coronaria 'Blood Red'
fc: dark red
bt: earlier than species typical

Lychnis coronaria 'Cerise'
fc: "vibrant violet/carmine...appearing almost luminous" (Thompson & Morgan 1998 Cat: 118)

Lychnis coronaria 'Dancing Ladies' = L. 'Dancing Ladies'

Lychnis coronaria 'Flore Pleno'
ft: full double

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners World'
ht: 80cm
fc: carmine pink
fd: 3.5cm
ft: double, almost carnation-like at times
eval: said to replace 'Atrosanguinea'
or: Mrs. Christine Stott 1990
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU. 99.
so: source (Sollya)

Lychnis coronaria 'Grandiflora'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1897

Lychnis coronaria 'Hutchison's Cream'
so: source (Sollya)

Lychnis coronaria 'Occulata' ('Oculata')
fc: white with reddish pink, cerise, or light pink eye. Varies with seedlings

Lychnis 'Dancing Ladies' (+)
ht: 2.0-2.5 ft.
lc: silver
fc: white to blush pink to magenta pink ('violet carmine') and some
fc: with a contrasting eye color. They state the eye may not be seen in warm weather.
ns: species affinity of L. occulata as stated is dubious - is perhaps just the L. coronaria clone 'Occulata'.
ns: Some now list it was L. coronaria as a result.
in: Thompson & Morgan 1994
so: Thompson & Morgan 908-363-2225

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba'
fc: white
ft: single

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Dwarf'
ht: 6 in.
ha: dwarf, tight mound
fc: red
or: Jack Drake of Scotland
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Jenny' (5/3)
ht: 75cm
fc: light lavender, center whitish
ft: double
in: Blooms (UK) c. 2002

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana'
ht: 4-6 in. tall x wide
fc: red as species

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Rosea Plena'
fc: pink
ft: double

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort' ('Hort's Variety')
ha: compact
fc: rose pink
eval: replace the species for many years. L x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose' is perhaps even better.

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Minor' ('Nana')
ht: 25cm - shorter
fc: red

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Nana' = 'Minor'

Lychnis flos-jovis 'Peggy'
ht: 10 in. - half species size
fc: bright rose pink to rose red
eval: improved over the old 'Minor' ('Nana') type
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis fulgens 'Chinese Delight'

Lychnis x haageana 'Molten Lava'
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: reddish orange
fd: larger than typical of hybrid
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis senno 'Variegata'
ht: 12 in.
fc: red striped white

Lychnis 'Terrys Pink'
fc: pink
or: Jelitto Seeds of Germany
so: Arrowhead Alpines

Lychnis 'Passion' (10/01)
fc: magenta
ft: flowers large, crepe-like in texture
photo, source: Plant Growers Australia

LYCHNIS VISCARIA

Lychnis viscaria 'Alba'
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Alba Grandiflora'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1901

Lychnis viscaria 'Alpina'
ht: 4 in. - much shorter
fc: bright rose pink
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria subsp. atropurpurea ('Atropururea')
fc: deep purple
geo: Balkans
ns: this color variant is considered to have a geographic locus in the wild
ns: and may considered a botanical entity rather than a horticultural one.

Lychnis viscaria 'Atropurpurea Kugelblitz' = 'Kugelblitz'
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Ball of Lightning' = 'Kugelblitz'
ns: one can use this translation but somehow the German name seems more appealing.

Lychnis viscaria 'Dwarf Fireball'
ht: 30 cm - dwarf
fc: bright red

Lychnis viscaria 'Fever'
so: source (We-Du Nurseries)

Lychnis viscaria 'Fireball' = 'Splendens Plena'

Lychnis viscaria 'Flore Pleno' = 'Splendens Plena'

Lychnis viscaria 'Fontaine'
fc: light red
ft: double
fd: larger than species typical

Lychnis viscaria 'Kugelblitz'
fc: dark carmine pink to near red
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria 'Nana'
ha: dwarf

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens'
fc: bright magenta pink
ft: single - unlike its very popular 'Splendens Plena' clone.
ns: this name has been applied to the double form but that is correctly 'Splendens Plena'.

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Dwarf Fireball' = 'Dwarf Fireball'

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Plena' ('Floreoplena', 'Double' etc.)
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: bright magenta pink or as most growers say "bright rose red"
ft: double, frilly margins
ft: to 1 in. wide
lc: darker green
lu: 'Dwarf Fireball' is smaller
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Snow' = 'Snow'
ns: this combination of Latin and English is not valid

Lychnis viscaria 'Snow' ('Splendens Snow')
fc: white

Lychnis viscaria 'Thurnau'
ht: 12 in.
fc: brighter but dark carmine red
so: Kurt Bluemel

Lychnis viscaria 'Zulu'
ht: 60cm
st: dark red, showy
fc: bright but dark red
so: Carroll Gardens

Lychnis x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose' (L. coronaria x L. flos-jovis)
ht: 40cm
fc: bright pink
bt: blooms most of summer
infl: enser than L. coronaria clones
lc: grey tomentose

LYSICHITON

Lysichiton camtschtcensis 'Crocodile Tears' (10/4)
ht: 24 in.
lc: glossy green with dark red (burgundy) intervenal banmding to 10% of surface
ls: oval
ff: unscented flowers, thus not offensive
or, so, ph: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2004), introduced 2005

Lysichiton camtschtcensis x americanus
so: Spinners Gardens, UK

 

LYSIMACHIA

 

Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'

fc: dark burgundy red - species is usually more violet-red opening to light red.

Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Geronimo'

ns: a listed name.

Lysimachia CANDELA®  'Innlyscand' (L. clethroides x ?) (1/7)

ha: compact, inflor. less nodding and more erect than L. clethroides but still cleverly bent
fc: white
fq: floriferous
in: Europe 2007, not seen in US catalogs that year.

Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea' ('Purpurea', 'Firecracker')

ht: 18-24 in. - reports to 36 in. also are seen.
lc: reddish tinged to red, purple from a distance
ls: lanceolate
fc: yellow
fd: 2.5cm
ns: the RHS consider 'Firecracker' to be the best name.
lu: tolerant of wet soils. Can colonize and be invasive in some shady, moist spots.
aw: RHS AGM 1996

Lysimachia clethroides 'Geisha' (2/01)

click image
Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh NC USA. Spring 2004.

ht: 30 in.
ha: slower than the very invasive species
lc: irregular margined creamy yellow, foten with sectors parallel to the lateral veins.
lc: one side of the blade is often more white than the other. About 20% surface.
or: Japan
in: Plant Delights Nur. Raleigh NC USA 2001 to US trade
so: Plant Delights

Lysimachia clethroides 'Lady Jane'

ht: 24-36 in.
fc: white
id, prop: a seed strain offered by various sources. There is no available evidence how it differs.
so: Thompson and Morgan

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Eco Dark Satin'

ht: 3 in.
ha: spreading groundcover, denser than some clones
fc: bright yellow with reddish-brown centers
lc: dark olive green, a satiny sheen
lu: outdoor ground cover and hanging basket
or: Don Jacobs of Eco Gardens USA imported from Mt. Omei China
so: Plant Delights

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Golden Falls'

ha: trailing (as species?)
fc: golden yellow

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Golden Harvest' (9/02)

ht: 17cm tall x 50cm wide
ha: more compact than parent 'Outback Sunset', prostrate
lc: reddish new growth becomes solid greenish-yellow to golden-green (not variegated)(RHS
lc: 154A,B)
fc: yellow
fq: more floriferous than parent 'Outback Sunset'
fd: 1.75cm
bt: long bloom time
or, pat: US# 11133 to John William Churchus, Devon Meadows, Australia on 11/23/1999 as
or, pat: sport of 'Outback Sunset' with non-variegated foliage in 1993.

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Outback Sunset'

ha: 3 in.
ha: spreading groundcover
fc: bright yellow with reddish-brown centers
lc: golden yellow margined
or: sport of 'Eco Dark Satin'
so: Plant Delights

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Carpet' (9/4)

ht: 2 in.
 ha: lower, flatter than older clones, less vigorous than 'Persian Chocolate'
lc: dark green with distinct, showy purplish-red centers and veins at 20-40% of surface, best coloration in full sun.
pat: US PPAF
in, or: Darrell Probst
so: Plant Delights (Fall 2004 Catalog: 24, with color photo)

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate' (9/4)

ht: 2 in. tall x 24-36 in. wide
 ha: lower, flatter than older clones, slightly stronger than 'Persian Carpet'
lc: rich brownish-purple, a nice contrast with the yellow flowers
pat: US PPAF
in, or: Darrell Probst
lu: Tony Avent recommends it as a groundcover in difficult spots, for hanging baskets, and in color bowls.
so: Plant Delights (Fall 2004 Catalog: 24, with color photo)

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Silver Bird'

ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1997 and not since.

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Sunbeam'

ht: 15cm tall x 50cm wide
infl: dense clusters
fc: bright yellow
lc: yellow leaves

Lysimachia congestiflora 'Sunset Gold'

ns: a listed name for an improved clone.

Lysimachia fortunei 'Autumn Snow' (7/02)

lc: dark green
fc: white
infl: spike
ch: USDA 4
photo, source: Proven Winners (online catalog 2002)

Lysimachia 'Ivy McClean'

ns: a listed name with Beeches Nursery UK 2002.

Lysimachia japonica 'Minutissima'

ht: 1 in.
ha: prostrate
lc: green
ll: very minute blades
fc: yellow
ch: 4-5
lu: a pretty tiny, alpine-like plant but having some durability. A nice miniature for bonsai gardens
lu: or smaller containers.

Lysimachia 'Jumbo' (L. fortunei x L. clethroides) (12/4)

ha: erect
lc: dark green
ll,lw: 12cm long x 5cm wide
ls: oblong
la: acute to acuminate
lb: attenuate
fc: white
infl: slightly curved, 50 flowers per raceme, raceme 10cm x 2cm
bt: 14 days, lasting up to 10 days after being cut
pat, or: A.J. van der Zwet, Netherlands 1999 as interspecific hybrid, US# 15356 on 11/23/04

Lysimachia nemorum 'Little Sun'

fc: rich golden yellow, darker than 'Pale Star'
ft: petals obtuse at apex
fd: 2cm
ls: more broadly ovate than 'Pale Star'

Lysimachia nemorum 'Pale Star'

fc: light creamy yellow

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

click image
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond VA USA. Summer 2004. An effective and interesting contrast of colors and verticality. This planting is sure to get even better as years go by.

ha: prostrate, mat-forming in time
lc: bright yellow all spring and summer
ls: suborbicular (nearly rounded) to broadly ovate
lu: a lovely plant for between flagstones or near the front of borders where is will not be
lu: conquered by more aggressive, taller perennials. Needs a bit of shade in hot, sunny climates
lu: as it can burn and bleach. It has been used in window boxes and hanging baskets, but seems
lu: most appealing in a large container among a medley of other colors and textures.

Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander' ('Variegata')

ha: 24 in.
ha: non-invasive unlike most species variants
fc: golden yellow with bronze center
lc: dark green with wide light yellow to cream margins. New growth often reddish
lc: for tricolor effect. The salmon pink new growth can be stunning when it is mass planted.
lu: lovely foliage when not in bloom
or: Mrs. Pauline Alexander of Monksilver Nur. York England UK
in: US trade 1990
pat: US#10598

Lysimachia punctata [dwarf form]

ns: a listed name. Detailed description needed.

Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Alexander'

click image
Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh NC USA. Spring 2004.

ha: 24 in.
lc: margined light yellow, not a cream or pale as the original 'Alexander' but not always easy to tell apart.

Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Glory'

ns: a listed name for an improved clone in Europe.

Lysimachia punctata 'Ivy MacLean' (11/02)

so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2002, without description)

Lysimachia punctata 'Senior'

ns: a listed name.

Lysimachia punctata 'Snow Lady'

ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999 and not since.

Lysimachia punctata 'Sun Spot' ('Sunspot')

ht: 90cm
fc: yellow, darker orange-yellow eye
infl: whorled flowers in spike
or: Germany
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2002)

Lysimachia punctata 'Variegata' = 'Alexander'

 

Lysimachia SUNDEW SPRINGS™  (6/7)

ht: 12-14 in. tall
lc: bright golden-yellow, later a bit more lime green
ns: species affinity not reported
so, in: www.euroamprop.com (online website 2007), intro. 2007 re whic
 

LYTHRUM

Lythrum - Literature
li: Harp, H.F. 1975. Lythrums for home gardens. Canadian Dept. Ag. Pub.
li: No. 1285.

li: Hatch, L.C. 1983. Reference guide to ornamental plant cultivars.
li: Taxonomic Computer Research.

Lythrum 'Croftway'
ns: listed in the RHS FINDER FINDER 1997 and not since. It is not on the Croftway Nursery website in 2002.

Lythrum 'Flash Fire'
so: source (Sugar Creek Gardens)

Lythrum salicaria 'Beacon' = 'The Beacon'

Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
ht: 80-120cm - reports vary
fc: rich rose pink, tending to be lighter pink than most
afc: often red, showy

Lythrum salicaria 'Brightness'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright rose pink

Lythrum salicaria 'Brilliant'
fc: purplish-red

Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze' ('Fire Candle', 'Firecandle')
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: bright rose-red, almost too bright for some gardens
infl: wider, denser inflorescence
aw: RHS AGM
so: Carroll Gardens

Lythrum salicaria 'Fire Candle', 'Firecandle' = 'Feuerkerze'

Lythrum salicaria 'Floralie'
ht: 150cm
fc: dark pink
il: spikes to 45cm and occasionally longer
bt: July to October
lc: new leaves green unlike 'Florarose'
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval Quebec H7V 2T3
rd: COPF

Lythrum salicaria 'Florarose'
ht: 125cm or 25cm shorter than 'Floralie'
fc: carmine pink
it: 'nice and full'
il: up to 30cm
bt: July to October
lc: new growth red unlike 'Floralie'
rd: COPF
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval Quebec H7V 2T3

Lythrum salicaria 'Lady Sackville'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rose-red
ns: apparently named for Lady Sacville-West

Lythrum salicaria 'Morden Gleam'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright rose-red
or: Morden Exper. Station, Canada

Lythrum salicaria 'Morden Pink'
ht: 36 in.
fc: clear rose-pink, a more compatible color for mixing in borders
or: Morden Exper. Station, Canada

Lythrum salicaria 'Pink Spires'
ht: 36 in.
fc: bright but dark pink
prop: sterile, thus not a airborne hazard to surrounding wetlands
eval; can replace 'Morden Pink' in most settings
so: Carroll Gardens

Lythrum salicaria 'Purple Spires'
ht: 42 in. - taller than most
fc: fuchsia purple or magenta-purple
so: Carroll Gardens

Lythrum salicaria 'Pritchard' ('Pritchard's Variety')
ht: 48 in.
fc: rose pink

Lythrum salicaria 'Red Beauties' (10/4)
ht: 90cm
fc: various red shades (grown from seed)
bt: longer bloom period than species typical
so, in: Sahin.nl (online catalog 2004), own introduction 1986

Lythrum salicaria 'Red Wings'
fc: presumed to be a redder shade
ns: listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since.

Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'
ht: 24 in. - shorter than most, thus more useful near the foreground of borders
ha: compact, slower, less invasive but root.
fc: deep pink
afc: notable for red fall color which is often very showy.

Lythrum salicaria ROBINPBR 'Quhacomp' (11/3)
ha: stronger and with shorter internodes than 'Robert', very compact in flowering pot production
fc: dark rich pink
or: Florensis, introduced by them 2004

Lythrum salicaria 'Rosensaule'
ht: 120cm
fc: rich rose-purple
infl: narrow spike
or: Germany - one of the few European cultivars

Lythrum salicaria 'Roseum Superbum'
ht: 48-54 in. - shorter than species
fc: dark rose-pink, less purple

Lythrum salicaria 'Rote Hybriden'
ht: 150cm
fc: lilac-rose to rose-red shades
ns: a name used in Germany for a well-colored, tall strain

Lythrum salicaria 'Rosy Spires'
ht: 48 in.
fc: bright dark rose pink
bt: longer show than older cultivars
prop: sterile - therefore not a danger or nuisance from rogue seedlings
ns: this is not 'Pink Spires' despite a similar theme for the name.
so: Carroll Gardens

Lythrum salicaria 'Stichflamme' (12/02)
ht: 140cm
fc: purplish-rose
or: Germany

Lythrum salicaria 'Swirl' (6/02)
ht: 55cm - dwarf
fc: pinkish-purple
so: Four Seasons Perennials (online catalog 2002)

Lythrum salicaria 'The Beacon'
ht: 40 in.
fc: bright rose pink, literally a beacon in any garden
infl: denser than species typical

Lythrum salicaria 'Tomentosum'
lv: more tomentose, not particularly of interest in gardens.

Lythrum salicaria 'Ulverscroft'
ns: a listed name from Germany c. 2002

Lythrum salicaria 'Zigeunerblut'
ht: 120cm
fc: dark red, presumably a blood (blut) red
in: Germany c. 2000

Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
ht: 30 in.
fc: dark purple

Lythrum virgatum 'Rose Queen'
fc: rose red
infl: widely branched compared to the narrow modern cultivars.

Lythrum virgatum 'Roseum Superbum'
fc: rose pink
ns: an older named clone sometimes still seen today.

Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem'
ht: 90cm
fc: clear violet-pink

Lythrum virgatum 'The Bride'
fc: white?
ns: listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999. Not known from printed or internet catalogs in 2002.

Lythrum virgatum 'The Rocket'
ht: 30 in.
ha: more erect
fc: rose red, darker and also brighter than the older 'Rose Queen'

MACLEAYA

Macleaya cordata 'Celadon Ruffles'
so: Binnyplants.co.uk, first listed 2003.

Macleaya cordata 'Flamingo'
ht: 1.8m
fc: tanish-pink, not as bright nor coral as the name would suggest
lc: tinged pink

Macleaya cordata 'Plum Tassle'
fc: smokey-purple
lc: greyer than species typical
ll: larger than species typical
in: listed with Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1990 and perhaps before

Macleaya x kewensis (M. cordata x M. microcarpa)
eval: rarely cultivated but of curiosity for it's origin alone.

Macleaya microcarpa 'Coral Plume'
fc: light coral pink
li: Grey-Wilson, C. 2000. Poppies. Timber Press. p. 36

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
fc: rich dark pink to bronze-pink, a darker shade than 'Coral Plume'
lc: silvery-green, quite showy when not in bloom and useful for contrast to green foliage
ns: it has often been assumed this was just a synonym of 'Coral Plume' but Grey-Wilson (2000)
ns: says the colors are different. That said, G.S. Thomas states that 'Coral Plume' originated
ns: with Kelways of Langport prior to 1930. Where there always 2 such variants?

Macleaya microcarpa 'Spectchley Ruby'
fc: rich reddish-coral

Macleaya microcarpa 'Summer Haze'
fc: apricot-pink, more orangish than 'Coral Plume'
in: listed by Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1990 and perhaps before.

MAINTHEMUM

Mainthemum biflorum subsp. kamtschaticum 'Minima' ('Yakushima Form')
ht: 2 in. tall x 14-16 in. wide
ha: smaller, ground cover form
fc: white (as species)

MALANTHEMUM

Malanthemum dilatatum 'Baby Moon' (2/4)
lc: margined cream
ls, la: very orbicular, base cordiform (as species)
so: Asiatica Nursery (online catalog 2004)

 

MALVA

Malva moschata 'Alba'

ht: 30 in.
fc: white
in: an old plant grown at Ottawa in 1898

Malva moschata 'Pirouette'

ht: 24-36 in.
fc: pure white
fd: 2 in.
ns: this is a seed strain selection of 'Alba'
so: source (Thompson and Morgan)

Malva 'Mystic Merlin'

so: source (Thompson and Morgan)

Malva sylvestris 'Aurora'

ph: photo, description (PLANTS)

Malva sylvestris 'Brave Heart'

ht: 48-60 in.
lc: lavender pink with purple veins - more compatable colors in our opinion than 'Zebrina'
or: Sir David Scott of England as chance seedling
so: source (Thompson and Morgan)

Malva sylvestris 'Marina'

ht: 18 in. tall x 12 in. wide
ha: upright, strong stems
fc: violet-blue veined with darker purple veins
ft: petals appear slightly more narrow from plants we have seen.
fd: 1.0-1.5 in.
or: Europe as sport of 'Primley Blue'
in: Wayside Gardens 1998 to US
so: Wayside Gardens

Malva sylvestris subsp. mauritiana 'Bibor Felho'

ht: 48-70 in. - much taller than older cultivars
fc: glossy magenta purple with numerous dark purple veins. Based on photos in T&M's 1999 Catalog
fc: the veination appears to extent to the petal apices unlike 'Zebrina' where the high-colored veins appear
fc: as though only 75% of the petal length.
fd: larger than shorter cultivars
ft: petals slightly undulate
so: Carroll Gardens

Malva sylvestris 'Primley Blue' (1/00)

ht: 30 in.
fc: light blue with purple stripes
bt: longer bloom period than species typical
eval: Avant Garden reports it can be short-lived even though perennial
so: Avant Gardens

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina'

ht: 30-36 in.
fc: pinkish white to light lilac striped reddish-purple in radiating pattern. The venation appears almost
fc: blackish-purple in some seedlings. Color varies considerably.
ns: the name literally means "zebra striped"
eval: some of the newer hybrids listed above may bloom longer and have more refined, darker colorations.
eval: there is generally more contrast between the base color and purple veins in this cultivar.

MALVASTRUM

Malvastrum coccineum = Sphaeralcea coccinea

 

Malvastrum lateritum 'Blossom Pink'

fc: pink

Malvastrum lateritum 'Eastgrove Silver'

ht: 30cm
fc: orange-pink
lc: variegated silvery-white
so: Cotswold Garden Flowers (online catalog 2002)

Malvastrum lateritum 'Variegatum'

ns: listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998. This name is not in literature per the RHS.
 

MALVAVISCUS

Malvaviscus drummondii 'Big Mamma' (1/7)
ht: 60 in.
fc: bright scarlet-orange (as species)
fd: flowers about 1/3 larger than species typical
ft: revolute (twisted) corolla - as species
bt: all summer where happy, often summer to frost
or: Greg Grant, TX USA 2005
ch: USDA 7b
so: www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with color photo)

Malvaviscus 'Pam Puryear' (M. drummondii x M. arboreus' (1/7)
ht: 60 in.
fc: peachy orange to flesh-orange - paler than M. drummondii - a new color break, yellow
fc: filaments protrude from corolla at maturity
ft: revolute (twisted) corolla - as M. drummondii
lc: bright green
or: Greg Grant, TX USA as hybrid
ch: USDA 7b
so: www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with color photo)
 

MANFREDA AND X MANGAVE (AGAVE X MANFREDA)

Manfreda 'Drops of Wine' (9/4)
lc: green with purple spots to 30% of surface
ch: USDA 10
so: Asiatica Nursery (online catalog fall 2004)


'Helen Wynans'.  JC Raulston Arboretum. July 2006.A clistering cultivar, very Yuuca-like from a distance but leaves much wider on close inspection. They are rich bluish-green and are folded so as to appear narrower. There are scattered red maculations.

Manfreda 'Helen Wynans' (6/6)
lc: powdery blue, very glaucous, lightly spotted dark red under the wax,
lc: spots not over 15% of surface in genera
lt: u-shaped, sometimes lax, arching at first
lw: 1.0-1.75 in.

x Mangave 'Bloodspot' (1/8)
ht: 12 in. tall x 15 in. wide (in leaf)
ha: offsets rarely
lc: glaucous, silvery-green, later light green, heavily spotted bright red to 45%
lm, la: dark red apical tip, marginal spines white to red, shorter than most Agave
ll, lw: 8 in. log x 1 in. wide
ns, id: parentage unknown
or: Japan?
so: www.plantdelights.com (2008 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with color photo)


'Macha Mocha'. Greenroof Garden, JC Raulston Arboretum. October 2005. A very pretty plant with red markings, looking very much like a hardy bromeliad.


Same plant as above in July 2006, showing wider archign leaves and more of the markings and dark tints.

x Mangave 'Macha Mocha' (Manfreda variegata x Agave celsii) (2/4)
ht: rosettes 12 in. x 36 in. wide, flowering to 8 ft. tall
ha: bromeliad-like rosette, wide strap-like blades
lc: blue-green with upper two-thirds of blade heavily spotted and suffused red
or: Carl Schoenfeld as seedling of M. variegata from Mexico. It later proved to be
or: the first reported hybrid to true Agave.
ns: the bigeneric name x Mangave is not known to be published and is thus considered
ns: only a provisional convenience (1/31/2003)
ch: USDA 8
so: Plant Delights Nursery (Spring Catalog 2004: 79, with color photo)

 

MATTEUCCIA

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Bedraggled Feathers' (8/4)
ht: 36 in. - shorter than some clones
lm: pinnae irregularly cut and reduced, more feathery and informal
so, in: monksilver.com first sold c. 2002
so: Crawford Ferns (online catalog 2004)

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Depauperata'
ns: a listed name

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The King' ('Jumbo') (8/4)
ht: 4-6 ft. - much taller
ll: fronds up to 50% larger than species typical
so: Crownsville Nursery (online catalog 2004)
 

MECONOPSIS


 
Meconopsis - References

li: Cobb, J.L.S. 1989. Meconopsis. Timber Press. Portland.

li: Stevens, E. and C. Brickell. 2001. Problems with the big perennial blue poppies. New Plantsman
li: 8(1): 48-61. (a wonderful new article bringing clarity to this complex group. Includes new cultivar groups).

li: Taylor, G. 1934. An account of the genus Meconopsis. New Flora and Sylva. London.

Meconopsis 'Archie Campbell'

fc: rich bright blue
or: Jack Drake, Invernesshire c. 1940

Meconopsis betonifolia 'Alba'

fc: white

Meconopsis betonifolia 'Hensol Violet'

ht: 90cm
 fc: rose-purple rather than a true violet. A unique color for this species. Appears as light purple from a distance.
prop: comes true from seed
in: Thompson & Morgan (Seed Catalog 2005: 2), first intro. as seed strain

Meconopsis 'Branklyn'

ns: represented by at least 3 clones in the trade.

Meconopsis cambrica 'Anne Greenaway'

so: Beeches Nursery (2001 online catalog without description)

Meconopsis cambrica 'Aurantiaca'

fc: orange - species is golden yellow
so: Beeches Nursery

Meconopsis cambrica 'Double Orange' ('Floreo plena Orange' invalid)

fc: orange
ft: double
so: Beeches Nursery (2001 online catalog without description)

Meconopsis cambrica 'Frances Perry'

ht: 45cm
fc: scarlet
ft: single, nodding
lc: greyish-green
ls: distinctly pinnatifid
so: Beeches Nursery

Meconopsis 'Crarae'

fc: light blue, paler than most cultivars today.
ft: large, facing partly downward, somewhat disc-shaped.

Meconopsis 'Crewdon Hybrid'

fc: rich blue tinged violet near the margins
ft: petals crepe-like in texture, cupped, downward or outward facing in general.
prop: the true clone is sterile but it has been sold in seed form so confusion is persisting.
or: Jack drake of Invernesshire c. 1940.

Meconopsis 'Dawyck'

fc: rich medium blue
ft: larger blooms, often downward facing, slightly ruffled with a nice texture.

Meconopsis Fertile Blue Group

frq: plants fertile
frt: capsules oblong-ovoid, only lightly covered in bristles.
fc: blue with no purple tints
lc: new leaves green not red or purplish
ls: narrow blades, never wide

Meconopsis Fertile Blue Group 'Lingholm'

ns: a popular cultivar in this cultivar group.

Meconopsis George Sheriff Group (grandis GS600, 'Sheriff No. 600')

ls: broad leaves. often slightly toothed.
fc: bright blue, usually with purple tints on newly opened flowers
ft: generally nodding
frq: sterile
frt: capsules ovoid, densely covered with bristles.
ns: plants once known as M. grandis GS600 belong here.
or: introduced from Tibet to England

Meconopsis grandis 'Keillour Purple'

fc: more purplish than species typical and 'Prain's Variety'
or: seedling of 'Prain's Variety'

Meconopsis grandis 'Miss Dickson' ('Puritan')

fc: clean white.

Meconopsis grandis 'Prain's Variety'

fc: blue with purplish tints
fd: larger than species typical
or: named about 1895 from Nepal introductions.

Meconopsis Infertile Blue Group

frq: plants sterile
frt: capsules narrowly conical to ellipsoidal, only lightly covered in bristles
fc: blue with no purple tints
lc: new leaves green not red or purplish
ls: narrow blades, never wide

Meconopsis Infertile Blue Group 'Slieve Donard'

fc: rich light to medium blue
fq: floriferous

Meconopsis 'Jimmy Bayne'

fc: medium blue with violet tints to upper half of petals
ft: large, disk-shaped, facing downward in general.
or: Evelyn Stevens received from Jimmy Bayne who rescued it in 1962 from a site in Dunblane UK
li: Stevens, E. 1997. The Rock Garden 25(100): 267-278

Meconopsis 'Mrs Jebb'

fc: blue with darker blue or violet tints at the apex
ft: small, very cupped, quite closed, cup-like or campanulate. Has a distinct creped or rough texture.

Meconopsis x sheldonii 'Lingholm'

ht: 18 in. tall and wide
fc: rich, dark blue
prop: fertile

Meconopsis 'Springhill'

frc: bright blue
or: Logan, Wigtownshire, England

Meconopsis 'Willie Duncan'

fc: clean clear blue with a brownish-yellow center being very apparent
ft: smallish by hybrid standards but facing outward and sometimes slightly upward. 

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MEEHANIA

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Meehania urticifolia 'Japanblau'

ha: low, creeping
ht: 30cm
fc: blue violet
or: Rolf Peine 1990's

Meehania urticifolia 'Silver Sprinter' (11/3)

ht: 12 in. tall in flower
fc: lavender-blue (as species)
lc: margins mottled white to 25% of surface
in,ph: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2003, introduced 2004)

Meehania urticifolia 'Wandering Minstrel'

so: Monksilver

MELINUS

Copyright 2000-2002.


Melinus nerviglumus 'Pink Crystals' is the most exciting grass I've seen in a long time. I knew it from photos and the occasional gaunt plant in gardens. It was not until this stunning mass planting at the Norfolk Botanical Garden that I appreciated it's potential and real excellence. The foliage clumps are so perfect and lush green. The crystaline inflorescences even bear the scrutiny of a 300mm macro lens and look even better for the intimate examination. On paper this plant is weaker and less grand than a purple or pink Pennisetum. In reality, they have a glint and finesse that is a level above.

This lesson is one that not all of us have learned well. Most small ornamental grasses and sedges need at least two or three dozen plants to be even bearable. Three or six or ten are not enough in open ground. They easily mistaken for random weeds. One in pot is fine but in garden beds go for the big quantity with a margin for losses. The brain and eye need the repetition of that many clonal blobs and the accumulated color saturation to reach the threshold of true beauty. This rule applies to many grasses in general and this dainty, glorious discovery in particular.

Another close-up is shown below



Melinus 'Savannah' above is one I saw at the Park Seed Trial Gardens and have not seen since. The foliage is more blue than 'Pink Crystals'.


MELITTIS

Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction'
ht: 16 in. tall and wide
fc: white, reddish-rose tip
ft: snapdragon-like
lc: light green, Melissa-like overall and scented

MENTHA

While not all mints are always ornamental, it is usually ornamental horticulturists who end up caring for them. Thus a good knowledge of them is important. Those that are tending to be invasive, ratty, or weedy in appearance often make up for it by their charming fragrance that is always handy near the kitchen. One finds some cultivars here which are pleasing silver, gold mottled, and purplish. You can also contrast the light green with the very dark greens for good effect. In containers where their growth can be checked and their tops trimmed often, most of these cultivars can be quite pleasing for foliage alone. Some of the cultivars have very shower red stems which can be encouraged to show off by cutting back twice or so a year. If one fits an assortment of cultivars of various leaf colors together you do indeed have a nice ornamental planter.

 

Mentha 'Amsterdam Lemon' (1/8)

ht: 12 in.
fc:
lt: apparently lemon-scented?
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha aquatica 'Bergamot' (1/8)

ht: 18 in.
lt: Monarda-like
fc: lavender
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha arvensis 'Banana'

ht: 12 in.
lc: light green
la: obtuse
lf: unique fruity scent close to a banana peel scent
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha arvensis 'Basil'

lt: stronger, more basil-like, not sweet

Mentha arvensis 'Coconut'

lt: reportedly coconut-scented but some imagination is required!

Mentha aquatica 'Lavender' (1/8)

ht: 18 in.
fc: lilac
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha aquatica 'Orange' (1/8)

ht: 18 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha arvensis 'Folkstone' (5/01)

ht: 30cm
fc: pink
lc: bright green
ls: rounded
ll: "small"
so: herbs-uk.com

Mentha arvensis 'New Fancy'

ns: listed with RHS Plant Finder 1999.

Mentha arvensis var. piperascens 'Sayakaze'

ns: a listed name.

Mentha BERRIES AND CREAM™

lf: sweet, fruity, reminding some of fresh berries and cream
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

Mentha CANDIED FRUIT™ (1/8)

lf: fruity, sweet
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha CANDY LIME™

lf: sweet, lime-like
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

Mentha CITRUS KITCHEN™ 'Utility Citrus Kitchen' (1/8)

lf: rich citrus notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha COTTON CANDY™ (1/8)

lf: sweet, mild aroma
fc: pink, showy
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha 'Doublemint'

lf: this hybrid has a blend of spearmint and peppermint flavors.
ns: it is suggested by one report to be the same as 'Chewing Gum'.

Mentha 'Dionysus' (5/01)

ns: listed name for an improved selecton

Mentha FRUITASIA™ (1/8)

lf: rich fruit notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha FRUIT SENSATIONS™ (1/8)

lf: rich fruit notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha x gentilis 'Curly' ('Crispa')

lt: spearmint scent
ls, lm: crinkled surface
ns, id: might be M. spicata var. cripsa (?)
so: www.sandymushherbs.com

Mentha x gentilis 'Ginger'' (1/8)

ht: 12 in.
fc: corolla light pink
lt: faint ginger scent
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha x gracilis 'Madeline Hill'

cn: "redstem applemint", 'double mint"
lt: blend of peppermint and spearmint flavors, a so-called
lt: "doublemint" in one plant

Mentha x gracilis 'Scotch' ('Scotch Spearmint')

cn: "American apple mint", "Scotch Spearmint", "Red Mint"
ht: 30-45cm
st: red to rich purplish-red
lc: dark green, often tinged red
fc: corolla lavender, often showy
lt: very strong spearmint, this and related
lt: forms provide spearmint flavor for the US
lt: food and candy industry
ns, id: some consider the "scotch spearmint" to be the name
ns, id: for this basic hybrid of M. arvensis x M. spicata, but
ns, id: as other clones exist, this name is justified. Dr. Art Tucker
ns, id: has found clones which are peppermint-focused,
ns, id: peppermint-spearmint blends, fruit-mints, and
ns, id: fruit-scented overall.

Mentha x gracilis 'Vietnamese'

lt: sweet, spearmint known from
lt: Vietnamese dishes.

Mentha x gracilis 'Variegata'

lc: gold veins and tints.

Mentha 'Hilary's Sweet Lemon'

fc: lavender
lf: fruity scent of apple and citrus
or: Jim Westerfield hybrid, reportedly named for Hilary Clinton
pat: US pending
so: Richters

Mentha 'Himalayan Silver'

ht: 18-24 in. tall x 30-36 in. wide
ha: broad mound but less invasive than familiar species
lc: silvery grey
ls: elliptic-ovate
lm: notably dentate, adding to its appeal
fc: dark lavender
ft: tubular to campanulate
infl: dense, erecting to slightly arching spike
lf: mild spearmint flavor
eval: one of the more showy mints for foliage and flower. It reminds one something
eval: of a miniature Buddleia.
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha ITALIAN SPICE™ (1/8)

lf: rich, strong spicy flavors
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha JIM'S FRUIT™ (1/8)

lf: fruit notes
lc: dark green
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada

Mentha JULIA'S SWEET CITRUS™

fc: white tinged reddish-purple
lc: bright green
ls: rounded, crinkled
lf: unique citrus scent
ns: named for famed chef Julia Child
tm: trademarked name
so: Richters

Mentha longifolia Buddleia Group

ht: 60cm
fc: blue, resembling small Buddleia flowers
lc: grey hairy
ns: we follow the RHS in use the group rather than cultivar rank.

Mentha longifolia 'Habek'

ls: long, narrow lanceolate blades which are unusual for a mint and rather showy.

Mentha longifolia 'Himalayan Silver'' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
fc: pink
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha MARGARITA™

ha: said not to spread by underground stolons but only by "aboveground runners"
lf: boldly lime-scented, useful in the popular drink of the same name.
ls: rugose, deeply veined
lc: medium to dark green, sometimes tipped bronze
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

Mentha MILLENIUM™ ('Clarissa's Millenium')

ha: said to cascade in baskets, forming a dense presentation
lf: "soft minty aroma"
fc: lavender
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA named for Clarissa Start, garden and food columnist in
or: St. Louis MO USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

Mentha OREGANO-THYME™

lf: combing scents of oregano and thyme
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

MENTHA X PIPERATA


 
Mentha x piperata 'After Eight'

ns: a listed name for an improved clone.

Mentha x piperata 'Alba'

fc: white

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Basil'

ht: 40cm
lt: basil-mint blend

Mentha x piperata var. piperata Black Peppermint Group ('Black')

ha: more vigorous (if one can imagine that!)
st: darker than hybrid typical, red to blackish-purple shades, not
st: green as White Peppermint Group
lc: darker green than typical, tinged red to purple
infl: subglobose, not spiky as White Peppermint Group

Mentha x piperata Black Peppermint Group 'Black Mitcham'

ht: 12-24 in.
st: dark purple
lc: darker green
dr: notably Verticillium susceptable in US commercial operations. Some reports
dr: say the contrary but in fact it is 'Todd Mitcham' and 'Murray Mitcham' which
dr: have proven resistant.

Mentha x piperata 'Blue Balsam'

ht: 24 in.
lc: dark glossy green margined purple - it is not really blue but in some light it
lc: has a metallic blue sheen.
lf: rich mint scent "with a hint of pennyroyal"
ns, id: Dr. Art Tucker calls this "a slightly different varaint of 'Mitcham', but not
ns, id: different as to warrant a separate name'

Mentha x piperata 'Candy' (1/01)

ht: 12-24 in.
st: reddish
lf: strong sweet scent
lu: useful for teas and drinks

Mentha x piperata 'Chartreuze' ('Chartreux'?)

ht: 60cm
lf: a "delightful scent" according to our source
ns: it apparently does not have a chartreuse color. By one report this should be
ns: called 'Chartreux'.
so: herbs-uk.com

Mentha x piperata 'Chewing Gum'

ht: 24 in.
lf: rich "chewing gum" type mint flavor
lu: valued for mint teas
in: Van Hevelingen
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha x piperata 'Corvallis'' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha x piperata 'Crispa'

lt: rich peppermint aroma
ls, lv: surface rugose, puckered, crinkled, somewhat showy

Mentha x piperata 'Dwarf' (1/8)

ht: 6 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Eau de Cologne' ('Bergamot')

ht: 16 in.
lf: orange mint scent
ns: the cultivar name 'Bergamot' is not acceptable as it is the common name for
ns: the genus Monarda.

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Eucalyptus'

lf: a very strong eucalyptus type scent.

Mentha x piperata 'French' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Grapefruit'

lf: grapefruit like scent

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Lemon Bergamot'

ht: 12-24 in.
lc: light green
lt: crinkled. distinct lemon and mint blended scent
so: www.sandymushherbs.com

Mentha piperata var. citrata 'Lemon' = var. citrata

ns: the typical variety citrata is considered to have more of the lemon scent while
ns: cultivar names are now used for its more lime or orange scented variants.

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Lime'

ht: 12-24 in.
lc: dark green tinged purple
lf: citrus scent - maybe lime
or: Netherlands
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha x piperata 'Logee' ('Logees')

lc: mottled cream, tinged pink at time
or: apparently Logees Nursery of the US, but we
or: do not find in there or from other US sources,
or: it apparently being a UK favorite.

Mentha x piperata 'Mary Mitcham'

ht: 45cm
lf: combination of spearmint and peppermint scents. Recommended as a good
lf: strong mint tea.

Mentha x piperata 'Mitcham'

cn: 'black mint", 'Mitcham peppermit", "blue balsam mint", 'Chocolate mint' in part
ns, id: there are numerous Mitcham-type clones of various names
lt: rich peppermint scent, very strong, sweetish as sold today
lc: dark green, often purplish below
ns, id: some vendors consider 'Mitcham' and 'Todd Mitcham' to be
ns, id: interchangeable.

Mentha x piperata 'Murray Mitcham'

ha: more vigorous than 'Todd Mitcham'
dr: a Verticillium resistant selection of the 'Black Mitcham' type. Very important
dr: in US commercial operations

Mentha x piperata 'Oma Streib'

ns: a listed name.

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Ochsenberg'

ns: a named selection.

Mentha piperata var. citrata 'Orange'

ht: 12-24 in.
lc: dark green edged purple
lf: closer to orange than variety typical
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Regen'

ns: an improved commercial selection.

Mentha x piperata 'Reine Rouge'

ns: a listed clonal selection.

Mentha x piperata 'Robert's Mitcham'

dr: a Verticillium resistant selection of the 'Black Mitcham' type.
ns: the name is apparently a play on words, suggesting the well known act.

Mentha x piperata 'Swiss'

lt: a peppermint clone with a lighter, very clean peppermint
lt: flavor, said to be used in Swiss candies and maybe those
lt: cough drops(?).

Mentha x piperata 'Todd's Mitcham'

dr: a Verticillium resistant selection of the 'Black Mitcham' type. Very important
dr: in US commercial operations.

Mentha x piperata var. piperata 'Variegata'

lt, lc: as the variety (peppermint) but mottled and splashed white, cream,
lt, lc: and gray shades, reverting more as it gets vigorous.

Mentha x piperata White Peppermint Group

st, lc: leaves and stems green, lacking red and dark pigments of
st, lc: Black Peppermint Group
or: Tucker traces this to John Ray of England in his Synopsis of 1696.
infl: spike-like, more pointed than Black Peppermint Group

MENTHA PULEGIUM

Mentha pulegium 'Nanum'


Mentha pulegium 'Nanum'
ha: lower, compact, mat-forming
so: Richters

Mentha pulegium 'Snowcones Purple' (4/5)
ht: to 60cm in flower
ha: spreading to cascading
fc: purplish-lavender
infl: verticillasters (clustered heads along stem) distinctly subglobose
pat: US# 12971
so: Richters (2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, with color photo), their exclusive 2005

Mentha pulegium 'Snowcones White' (4/5)
ht: to 60cm in flower
ha: spreading to cascading
fc: white
infl: verticillasters (clustered heads along stem) distinctly subglobose
pat: US# 12975
lu: excellent companion to the 'Snowcones Purple' for contrast
so: Richters (2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, no photo), their exclusive 2005

Mentha pulegium 'Spice Ball' (4/5)
ht: 2-5 in. tall
ha: very dense, low spreading to cascading, forms a round mass of foliage in baskets
flavor: spicy, mint scent
so: Richters (2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, with color photo), their exclusive 2005

Mentha pulegium 'Thymoides'
ht: 2 in.
ha: dwarf, thyme-like

Mentha pulegium 'Upright'
ht: species typical in the US is 16-18 in. tall - there are forms to 24 in. or more and this may belong with them
ha: more upright, erect than species typical - especially the carpeting 'Nana' clone
in: widely sold in the UK. The name is not common in the US (2005)

 

Mentha 'Scotch'

ht: 24 in.
lc: bright green mottled yellow in spring
ns: fortunately or unfortunately it is not scotch scented!
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha x smithiana 'Capel Ulo'

ns: a listed name.

MENTHA SPICATA

 These are the true spearmints.

Mentha spicata 'Algerian Fruity'

lf: reporteldy a fruit-like scent.

Mentha spicata 'Argentina'

ns: a listed name.

Mentha spicata 'Brundall'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Canaries'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Chocolate'

ht: 12-15 in.
lf: faintly chocolate mint. Has been called the "peppermint patty plant".
ns: this clone is sometimes assigned to M. x piperata var. citrata. The name
ns: "chocolate mint" is also applied to M. x piperata 'Mitcham'
lu: Nichols Gardens says it is ideal for icies and fruit desserts.

Mentha spicata var. crispa 'Curled Tashkent' ('Tashkent'?)

ht: 80cm - rather tall
ls: crisped as in var. crispa
lf: rich, strong scent, proven in culinary use.
fc: purple
dr: rust resistant unlike ordinary var. crispa

Mentha spicata 'Emerald and Gold'

lc: rich green mottled gold

Mentha spicata 'Fuzzy'' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha spicata 'Ginger'

ht: 12-24 in.
lc: light, bright green slightly mottled gold
lf: nice ginger-type flavor blended with mint
ns: some sources consider the "Ginger mint" to be M. gentilis or a hybrid of it.
so: Goodwin Creek Gardens

Mentha spicata 'Guernsey'

ht: 50cm
fc: white
lc: light glossy green
so: herb-magic.co.uk

Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel' (M. cordifolia)

ht: 24 in.
ha: slightly slower spreading
ll: 2-3 in. - larger than typical
lf: full spearmint scent and highly recommended for mint juleps
lt: very wrinkled
or: a very old clone. Dr. Art Tucker says it was brought by Magellan's
or: crew from the Phillippines to Span after 1521. It is there one of
or: oldest perennial cultivars known and far old than Kentucky and
or: any of it's Colonels!
note: naturalized in Central America and SW US per Tucker

Mentha spicata 'Kerry'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Large-leaf' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha spicata [narrow-leaved] (1/8)

lw: narrower
lc: tinged purple
lt: rich spearmint flavor
or: Sandy Mush herbs says "carried by settlers
or: from place to place", thus an old clone
so: www.sandymushherbs.com

Mentha spicata 'Menthol'

lt: one of the pungent but not sweet clones for
lt: spearmint flavor, potent and rich in chemicals
so: www.richters.com

Mentha spicata 'Mint the Best' (provisional name)

ht: 24-36 in.
ha: very vigorous
lf: more intensely scented
ns: this cultivar name is clearly not valid but is used in the trade. It is probably
ns: the same as 'The Best' seen on some lists.

Mentha spicata 'Newbourne'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Nile Valley'

ha: very vigorous
or: selected from a Nile Valley population

Mentha spicata 'Persian'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Rhodes'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Silver'

ht: 12-18 in.
lc: silvery green

Mentha spicata 'Small Dole'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Spanish Furry' ('Spanish Form')

fc: white
lc: light green, notably very furry tomentose
lf: an improved scent proven in culinary applications.
so: herbs-uk.com

Mentha spicata 'Spanish Pointed'

ns: a listed name

Mentha spicata 'Swiss Ricola' ('Swiss')

ht: 12-24 in.
lf: the rich scent from Ricola brand herbal lozenges
ns: this clone is sometimes assigned to M. x piperata var. citrata

Mentha spicata 'Tashkent' = 'Curled Tashkent'?

 

Mentha spicata 'Wrigley' ('Wrigley's) (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
lt: a stronger flavor
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha suaveolens var. suaveolens (M. suaveolens 'Variegata')

cn: "pineapple mint"
lc: irregularly margined white to cream
lt: pineapple-like, some peppermint notes
ns, id: technically, the variegated form or Pineapple Mint was
ns, id: named by J.F. Ehrhart and thus his type is the variegated
ns, id: form and becomes the typical variety (per Tucker and
ns, id: deBaggio, Big Book of Herbs 2000). The green form or
ns, id: reversion is unnamed to date and not an important plant.

Mentha suaveolens 'George Apple' (1/8)

ht: 24 in.
lt: apple-scented
fc: more pink than species typical
so: www.wellsweep.com (online PDF file 2007)

Mentha SWEET BAY™

ha: neat, upright
lf: "warm sweet scent"
lc: glossy dark green, reminding one of Laurus in appearance
ls: elliptic
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)

Mentha SWEET PEAR™

ha: upright
ls: ovate
lc: silvery grey, pubescent
lf: pear scented
fc: light pinkish purple
or: Jim Westerfield
tm: trademarked name
so: Richters

Mentha x villosa var. alopecuroides

cn: "apple mint" in part, "wooly apple mint"
lv: hairy
lt: very faint apple scent, much more minty than
lt: than the pineapple-scented to apple-like M. suaveolens clones.
ns, id: another group of "apple mints" is M. suaveolens and clones.

Mentha WINTERGREEN™ 'Sister Julie's Wintergreen' (1/8)

lf: true wintergreen, that is Gaultheria-like scent
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in: www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada


MINUARTIA

Minuartia stellata 'Frank Cabot'
ht: 3 in. tall x 4-6 in. wide
ha: dense, bun
fc: white
ns, id: sometimes listed as an Arenaria 

MERTENSIA

 

 

     
Mertensia
ciliata
'Blue Drop'		 fc: rich blue
or: Alan Bloom, Bressingham Gardens, UK
li: Thomas, G.S. 1982. Per. Gard. Plants. Dent. p. 227
   

 

     
Mertensia
pulmonariodes
'Alba'		 fc: white - species is blue from pink buds
   

 

     
Mertensia
pulmonariodes
'Rubra'		 fc: pinkish tinged - species is blue from pink buds.
   

 

     
Mertensia
sibirica
'Alba'		 fc: white - species is blue
   

 

     
Mertensia
virginica =
M. pulmonariodes		  
   

 
 

MIRABILIS



Mirabilis jalapa 'Alba'
fc: old name for any white-flowered plant

Mirabilis jalapa 'Baywatch'
ht: 6 ft. tall - very large, shrub-like with reports of it reaching 9 ft. at times.
fc: light "champagne yellow"
lc: dark green
or: Logan Calhoun 1999 found near Dallas TX
ns: the name was suggested by the TV series by the plant being a very tall, distinctly robust light blonde.
in: Plant Delights Nursery (Catalog 2000: 65)

Mirabilis jalapa 'Bicolors'
fc: a trade name for varieties with 2 or more colors but
fc: offered apart from 'Broken Colors'

Mirabilis jalapa 'Broken Colors' ('Broken Colours' UK)
ht: 36 in.
fc: mix of bicolored flowers each with a cerise-red chimera in various amounts from 10-50%. There are said
fc: to be four different combinations which include white/cerise, yellow/cerise, orange-yellow/cerise, and
fc: pink/cerise.
fd: 1-2 in. - about typical and sometimes larger than other strains
so: Park Seed


Mirabilis jalapa 'Buttermilk'
fc: light to medium yellow

Mirabilis jalapa 'Cherry Pie'
ht: 18 in.
fc: magenta-red, not a cherry red, from
fc: a distance more of a dark rose-pink
bt: begins earlier from seed
or, in: Sahin 2001
Mirabilis jalapa 'Custard and Cream' (7/8)
fc: yellow and cream flowers on one plant, a bicolored plant. In
fc: my experience the yellow flowers have a whitish, creamier center
or, in: Sahin 2001

Mirabilis jalapa 'Fellow's Pastels'
fc: mixed pastel shades, ranging from very pale yellow to light pinks.
or: Eugene Fellows FL USA as hybrid of a common garden strain x a yellow Nicaraguan variant.

Mirabilis jalapa 'Fireworks' series (7/8)
fq: more floriferous
fc: there are both cherry red and magenta-purple forms but Sahin gives them no
fc: separate names.Mirabilis jalapa 'Flaming Fuchsia'
fc: bright hot fuchsia pink
ff: well scented
or, so: found by Singing Spring Nursery (online catalog 2002)

Mirabilis jalapa 'Golden Sparkles'
fc: bright golden yellow, stamens tipped pink
so: found by Singing Spring Nursery (online catalog 2002)

Mirabilis jalapa 'Harlequin'
ns: a listed name

Mirabilis jalapa 'Jingles'
ht: said to be shorter than older strains
fc: mixed in variously splashed and mottled colors similar to 'Broken Colors'.

Milabilis jalapa 'Lilacina'
fc: lilac-purple
Mirabilis jalapa 'Limelight' ('Limelight Rose')(12/02)
ht: 2-3 ft.
lc: chartreuse or lime green
fc: pink
fd: 1.0 in.
in, so: Burpee Seeds (online catalog Fall 2002), 2003 introduction

Mirabilis jalapa 'Lutea'
fc: old name for any yellow-flowered variant

Mirabilis jalapa 'Luteo-rubra'
fc: old name for yellow and red marked forms

Mirabilis jalapa [mauve-violet]
fc: unusual mauve to violet shades

Mirabilis jalapa 'Mischung'
ns: a listed name.

Mirabilis jalapa 'Purpurea'
fc: old name for violet-purple sorts

Mirabilis jalapa 'Purpurea Maculata'
ns, id: a old name, likely lost

Mirabilis jalapa 'Red Glow'
ht: 100cm tall x 60cm wide
fc: cerise-red - said to be "unique color improvement" in the FSQ statement.
fd: 4cm
or: Sahin 1996
aw: Fleuroselect Quality 1999

Mirabilis jalapa f. rosea
fc: rose to pink

Mirabilis jalapa 'Starlight'
ht: 36 in.
fc: pure white
ff: sweet scent

Mirabilis jalapa 'Tea Time' series (8/3)
ha: compact, uniform from seed
cultivars:

Mirabilis jalapa 'Yellow and Red Marbles" (7/8)
ht: 20 in.
fc: corolla finely flecked and striped red and yellow, some orange stripes too, very
fc: fine marbling compared to some older striped varieties
so: http://www.tmseeds.com , Thompson and Morgan

MISCANTHUS


IDENTIFICATION KEY TO MAJOR SPECIES:

There is also a very tall sterile hybrid called M. x giganteus (M. sinensis x M. sacchariflorus) of much interest today as both an ornamental and biofuel plant.  

Miscanthus x giganteus 'Gilded Tower'
ht: 120 in. or more
lc: richly striped and margined yellow and gold
or: Roger Grounds and Greg Speichert found as sport in UK

Miscanthus oligastachys 'Ghana'
ha: slower than species
afc: dark red to yellow, showy
or: E. Pagels

Miscanthus oligastachys 'Nanus Variegatus'
ht: 50cm - shorter
lc: yellowish-green, very thinnly margined or striped white
fc: light brown

M. 'Purpurascens' (M. oligastachys x ?M. sinensis)
ht: 5 ft.
ha: erect
lc: grayish-green tinged red to purple, very richly colored
lc: in fall.
fc: silvery tinged pink, more silvery later
infl: similar to M. oligastachys but wider
ns, id: confused with M. sinensis 'Purpurascens' and not the
ns, id: same as the dwarfer version of it.
or: Hans Simon as hybrid, parentage unclear


sacchariflorus 'Gotemba Gold' at Raulston Arboretum. This cultivar reaches heights that no M. sinensis can hiope for.

Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Gotemba Gold'
lc striped light yellow on dark green

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
ht: 24-36 in. with foliage becoming about 48 in. in flower
lc: slightly more silver or grey than some clones.
afc: red tinged in fall
lw: narrower than typical
fc: slight pink tint at first but becoming white with maturity.
fq: inflor. very numerous
ns: In musical terms 'adagio' means slow though not necessarily short.
ns: This cultivar is more short than slow but we get the point.
ev: Tony Avent regards it as "the finest dwarf Miscanthus in our trials" (2000)
or: Kurt Blumel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Altweibersommer' ('Indian Summer')
ht: 70-80 in.
lc: "good fall color"


'Andante' at Park Seed Company trial grounds in 2003. Not all plants of this same narrow-bladed type so the name seems to be corrupted.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Andante'
ht: 90 in.
lc: green with silvery midrib
lw: narrow, much as 'Gracillimus'. We have also
lw: seen a much wider-leaved clone under this name!
fq: very floriferous as clumps mature
or: Kurt Blumel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Angelica'
ht: 100-125cm foliage - to 220cm in flower
lc: bright green "with beautiful marking"
fc: brownish - said to be very showy
bt: late August to mid November (Germany)
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999

Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque'
ha: compact, often globose with arching foliage
ht: 56 in.
lc: green
fc: inflor. pinkish becoming white
or: Kurt Bluemel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light'
ht: 80-100 in.
bt: later, Sept. blooming
ch: 4 - more tolerant of cold than most cvs. which are 5 or sometimes 6
or: Kurt Bluemel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Blondo'
ht: 90-120 in.
fc: inflor. tan to creamy white.
bt: August
ch: 4 - more cold hardy
rai: valued for its size and greater cold hardiness
or: Harlen Hamernick

Miscanthus sinensis 'Blue Wonder' = 'Bluttenwonder'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Bluetenwunder' ('Flower Wonder')
ht: 70-80 in.
fc: silver
bt: September to October - later

Miscanthus sinensis 'Bluttenwonder' (='Bluetenwunder'?, 'Blue Wonder')
ht: 4-6 ft.
lc: blue tinged
fc: silver inflor.
so: Santa Rosa Gardens

Miscanthus sinensis 'Bolero' (8/7)
lw: wide blade
lc: greyish-green tinged purple
afc: rich red to purple shades in fall, very showy
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
so, or, in: www.janusgardens.com  (online catalog 2007), their own selection, intro. 2007

Miscanthus sinensis 'Border Bandit' (1/8)
ht: 60 in.
lw: narropw blade
lc: widely spaced, gold transverse bands

Miscanthus sinensis 'Braune Lanze' ('Brown Lance')
ht: 150cm in foliage - 200-250cm in flower
ha: leaves arching
lc: medium green
fc: brownish
inflor: held well above foliage
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: C. Camehl 1999

Miscanthus sinensis 'Burgundy' ('Burgunder')
ht: 24-48 in.
fc: pinkish
afc: many leaves red in fall. One photo reminds me of a large Red Baron grass.
ch: 6 - less cold hardy
so: Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)


'Cabaret' is tall and bright, lots of chimera, one of the more effective clones for white centers and stripes.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'
ht: 70-80 in.
lc: wide white central band on each blade.
fc: inflor. reddish-purple becoming more tan
rai: this is one of the best cvs. for flower color.
or: Japan
in: US National Arboretum (John Creech, Skip March) to US trade

Miscanthus sinensis 'Cascade' ('Kascade')
ht: 60-80 in.
ha: cascading
fc: pink tinged
infl: highly plumose, very showy
bt: early season
ev: Bluemel says 'one of the best summer blooming Miscanthus'
or: Ernst Pagel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Central Park'
ht: 4-5 ft.
lc: green
lw: wider than typical
fd: inflor. larger
id: similar in effect to an unvariegated 'Cosmopolitan'
so: Santa Rosa Gardens

Miscanthus sinensis 'China'
ht: 120cm
ha: arching
lc: metallic reddish-brown
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmo Revert' (12/02)
ht, ha, infl: similar to 'Cosmopolitan'
lc: green, non-variegated.
or: sport of 'Cosmopolitan' having the same fine habit and flower traits but an all green leaf.


M. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' at Park Seed trial grounds. This is a very bright and pleasing variegated, superior to 'Variegata' for rich chimeral glow.

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan'
ha: arching with more upright, less drooping foliage
ht: 70-90 in.
lc: striped and margined white
lw: wider than 'Variegatus'
or: Japan
in: US National Arboretum/USDA to US trade

Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland' ('Vanilla Milkshake')
ht: 48 in.
ft: blooms after similar 'Variegatus'
lc: longitudinal cream white stripes as 'Variegatus' but creamier shade
rai: essentially a shorter 'Variegatus' with later blooming
or: Kurt Bluemel Nur. as chance seedling


Miscanthus sinensis 'Emerald Shadow'
ht: 80-100 in.
lc: bright "fresh" green
fc: inflor. tinged pink
or: reversion of 'Cosmopolitan'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Far East' ('Ferner Osten', 'Ferne Osten')
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: compact yet vigorous
fc: inflor. reddish to dark purplish-brown, glossy, fades more white in time
lc: dark green with bright silver midrib
ch: 6 - less hardy

Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
ht: 60-70 in.
fc: pink
fd: very large inflor.
lc: dark green with contrasting light midrib

Miscanthus miscanthus 'Forerunner' (4/02)
ht: 150cm
fc: inflor. silvery white
afc: yellow shades
bt: first cultivar to flower, thus the forerunner of others
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Fuzz Ball'
ht: 140cm tall
ha: compact, dense
fc: silvery pink
bt: September to frost - later than species typical
or: open-pollinated seedling by Tom Micheletti 1998

Miscanthus miscanthus 'Gearmella' (4/02)
ht: 120cm
ha: stiffly erect
lw: thin blade
fc: pink-tinged, later white
inflor: open plume
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Giraffe' (4/02)
ht: larger than 'Zebrina'
lc: longitudinally banded as with 'Zebrinus'
or: E. Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold and Silver' ('Gold und Silber')
ht: 60-70 in.
ha: slender
fc: golden yellow becoming silver
bt: September


 'Gold Bar' with larger stripes and shorter statue may be the future of Zebra Grass - and that's a very good thing. Color is even brighter than this is spring.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' (7/3)
ht: 35-40cm - much shorter than 'Zebrinus'
lc: transversely banded yellow to gold as 'Zerbrinus' but perhaps bolder
lc: than some clones. The chimera can be easily 50% of the surface. It
lc: has up to 17 bands per leaf and these very large.
pat: US# 15193 to Joy Creek Nursery, US
in, oph: Greenteam (online website 2003)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Feather' ('Goldfeder')
ht: 60-70 in.
gr: slow but reaches size with time
lc: golden yellow striped
ch: 5

Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'
ht: 90-120 in.
lc: green
fc: pink tinged
lu: known for its very tall stature

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
lw: 6-9mm, much narrower than species, giving a finer texture, leaf apices often thread-like
lc: more silvery-green as the silver midrib is a larger percentage of the blade surface
or, in: an old Japanese clone, reported by Macoun in his Ottawa garden in 1895. He had
or, in: no other clones in his 1908 trials.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus Nanus' provisional invalid name
ht: 3-4 ft. tall or 1.2.m- shorter than original 'Gracillimus'
ls, lw, lc: as 'Gracillimus'
ns: a listed name, clearly not valid in Latin form as no publication prior to 2006 is reported.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus Variegatus' = 'Morning Light'
ns: This variegated version of 'Gracillimus' (or is it a narrowleaf
ns: variant of 'Variegatus'?) was briefly circulated under this name.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: arching foliage
lc: silvery green
fc: inflor. white
fd: inflor. larger than typical
ft: inflor. held well above foliage
bt: August - earliest group
or: Ernst Pagels of Germany

Miscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontane'
ht: 70-80 in.
ha: fountain-like and elegant
bt: August - earlier

Miscanthus sinensis 'Helga Reich'
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: narrow upright like 'Gracillimus'
fc: silver
lw: narrow blades
bt: September - before 'Gracillimus'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Hinjo' ('Little Nicki')
ht: 48 in.
ha: smaller than typical 'Zebrinus'
lc: transverse yellow band as with 'Zebrinus' - some say brighter shade
or: Joe Gray of Hines Nur.
ev: some report it to be the best clone of the Zebrina Group of cultivars

Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Blush' (2/6)
ht: 90-120cm tall x 90cm wide
lc: green with distinct silvery midrib above
lw: slightly wider than average
fc: creamy-tan tinged pink, a nice blush on the basic inflor. color
or: Martin Quinn, Ontario, Canada
so: Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sentinel' (2/6)
ht: 180cm tall x 90cm wide
ha: very tall, arching plant as the name suggests
lc: dark green with narrow white midrib above
fc: infl. bronze becoming light tan
or: Martin Quinn, Ontario, Canada
so: Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sunrise' (1/02)
ht: 5-6 ft. tall x 5 ft. wide
fc: burgundy
bt: earlier than most other cultivars
infl: "full plumes" that are not "wispy" like most cultivars
or: developed by Martin Quinn of Martin Quinn Perennials & Ornamental Grasses, ON Canada
in, so: Walter Gardens, Zeeland MI USA 2002 (888-925-8377)
pat: PPAF
li: American Nurseryman 194(15): 70 (2001)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Joy Creek' (12/02)
ht: 40cm tall in leaf, becoming 58cm in flower
lc: banded yellow as 'Zebrinus' but to 50% of surface

Miscanthus sinensis 'July' ('Juli')
ht: 72-80 in.
fc: dark pink
bt: August - not July but much earlier than other cvs.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fountane' = 'Little Fountain'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne' = 'Little Silver Spider'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Dot' ('Puenktschen', 'Punktschen'?)
ht: 60-80 in.
lc: banded yellow. The leaves are so narrow the bands are spot-like
lw: narrower than 'Zebrinus'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Elephant' ('Zwergelefant')
ht: 60-72 in.
ha: compact but vigorous over time, coarse-textured
fc: pinkish
fd: inflor. larger
bt: August to Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Fountain' ('Kleine Fontane')
ht: 36-48 in.
ha: fountain-like shape
fc: reddish-purple aging to pinkish-silver
fq: numerous flowers
lw: narrower blade
infl: cascading or pendulous at times
ch: 5
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
ht: 15 in. in foliage to 30 in. in flower. It is the smallest known
ht: clone of the species.
lc: medium green
lw: narrow
in: James Waddick from Germany from Japan

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Nickey' or 'Little Nicki' = 'Hinjo'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Silver Spider' ('Kleine Silberspinne')
ht: 36-48 in.
ha: compact, upright
fq: many inflor.
fc: infl. reddish-brown aging more silvery-pink
lw: very narrow blades, almost spider-like in appearance

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra' ('Zwergzebra')
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: banded yellow as 'Zebrinus'
fc: red tinged
bt: September to Oct.
or: Thomas Walsh, MI USA


'Malepartus' is a good, shorter clone for abundant flowers. It has a lower chilling requirement and thus is good in hotter states.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
ht: 80 in. - shorter
fc: inflor. silvery white
lu: has a low chilling requirement for good flowering and is thus useful in warmer climates
bt: blooms up to a month before 'Gracillimus'
afc: orange to red shades possible, showy when appearing
or: Ernst Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' ('Gracillimus Variegatus')
lw: narrower as 'Gracillimus'
lc: margined and thinnly striped white
ns: the name 'Gracillimus Variegatus', reflecting the two clones it combines, it not known before 1959
in: US National Arb. to US trade in 1980's.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Mount Washington' (7/02)
or: Longwood Gardens

Miscanthus sinensis 'Mysterious Maiden' (2/6)
ht: 1.8m tal x 1.0m wide
ha: vigorous, vase-shaped, fine-textured
lc: transversely banded yellow as 'Zebrinus'
lw: narrow, linear leaf as 'Gracillimus'
id: combines the narrow leaf of 'Gracillimus' with the chimera of 'Zebrinus'
or, pat: Jack Weiskott, Greenport, NY USA 1998 as seedling, presumably from his 'Gracillimus' x 'Zebrinus', US# 16197 on 1/10/2006

Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
ht: 36-48 in.
lw: narrower
bt: very early - even starting in June
ft: inflor. well above foliage
ch: 5
afc: orange, red shades possible - not always seen
lu: can be combined with later-flowering dwarf cvs. for longer effect.
or: Ernst Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset'
ht: 72-90 in.
lc: showy red in autumn
ch: 5
or: Kurt Bluemel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Oberon' (8/7)
ht: 1.9m tall
ha: tall, arching
lw: narrow
lc: light green, showy white midrib
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
infl: "large" and "airy"
fq: said by Janus Gardens to be the most profuse flowering clone known to them
so, or: www.janusgardens.com  (online catalog 2007), their own selection

Miscanthus sinensis 'Positano'
ht: 72-90 in.
ha: graceful, elegant form, thin-leaved
fc: reddish
lc: red in autumn, some orange also
or: Ernst Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'Professor Richard Hansen'
ht: "tall"
fq: very floriferous
lw: thin blade
or: E. Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' (NOT M. 'Purpurascens')
ht: 3-4 ft. - shorter
lc: tinged purplish, especially in winter
afc: purple to orange and red, varying with the selection and climate

Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Arrow' ('Roterpfeil')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: inflor. reddish
lc: very red in fall
ev: Bluemel says it has best red fall color in their trials to date (1999)


 'Red Silver' ('Rotsilber') is only red and silver on close view. It functions towards to the bronze side of things. The big, abundant plumes make this a real winner.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Silver' ('Rotsilber')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: inflor. reddish and silver, effectively a bronze at some
fc: distince. Needs a silvery or white clone for best contrast.
lw: narrow blade, midrib very evident.
bt: August

Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Tango' (11/4)
so: Kurt Bluemel (website 2004, without description)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: showy white midrib with pink tints
bt: September to October
or: Ernst Pagel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Roland'
ht: 90-120 in.
fc: pinkish-purple
bt: August and September
ch: 5

Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande'
ha: arching blades for elegant effect
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: silvery green
lw: narrower blades
fc: copper to yellow tinted
ft: inflor. of tufted, broom-like branchlets
or: Kurt Bluemel

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Arrow' ('Silberpfeil')
ht: 60-80 in.
lc: striped white
fc: silvery
rai: recommended by Bluemel to replace 'Variegatus'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Feather' ('Silberfeder')
ht: 70-90 in.
fc: silvery white
ft: inflor. a large open, airy plume
lu: valued for its taller stature among other cultivars. Shorters cvs. can be planted in front
lu: of it for a multiple-layered effect.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Spider' ('Silberspinne')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: silvery
lw: narrow blades

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silverstripe' (11/4)
ht: 120cm - shorter than 'Variegatus'
lc: white centered or striped
or: species x 'Yakushima Dwarf'
in: de Morgen Nursery 2004

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Tower' ('Silberturm')
ht: 90-120 in.
lc: green
fc: silvery
fd: inflor. very large, usually above the foliage
rai: this is the tallest cv. selection known to date (2000)
or: Ernst Pagels

Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
ht: 160cm
fc: inflor. silvery-pink
infl: upright plume
lw: narrow blade
lc: midrib notably silvered
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

Miscanthus sinensis 'Sirene' ('Siren')
ht: 60-72 in.
fc: rich yellow golden by one report; two others
fc: reports rose-red becoming silvery-white
bt: August to Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Stardust' (8/7)
ht: 1.5m tall, smaller overall
ha: clump denser
lw: very narrow blades
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
so, or: www.janusgardens.com  (online catalog 2007), their own selection

Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' ('Zebrinus Strictus')
ht: 4-6 ft.
ha: more upright than 'Zebrinus', often very narrowly so. Leaf apex tips remain upright or spreading and do
ha: droop as 'Zebrinus'
lc: longitudinally banded yellow as with 'Zebrinus'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Super Stripes' (9/5)
ht: 48 in. tall x 48 in. wide - shorter than 'Zebrinus' and 'Strictus'
ha: more compact than 'Zebrinus'
lc: longitudinally banded in yellow but more stripes than 'Zebrinus' and 'Strictus', hence more chimera and color contrast
or: Darrell Probst, MA USA c. 1986 as seedling
in: Blooms of Bressingham 2006

Miscanthus sinensis 'Tiger Cub'
ht: 36 in.
lc: transverse golden bands as 'Zebrinus' and coloring early
ft: plumes more 'sparse' than many other clones
or: selected from the garden of Robin Drake and Windy Hill Farm

Miscanthus sinensis 'Titian' (8/7)
ht: 1.6m tall
ha: "compact, upright"
lw: narrow
lc: light green, white midrib prominent and showy
afc: copper, showy, often in August
so, or: www.janusgardens.com  (online catalog 2007), their own selection

Miscanthus sinensis 'Undine'
ht: 72-90 in.
ha: slender culms with low foliage - superior to 'Silver Feather' in Bluemel trials
fc: silvery white

Miscanthus sinensis 'Vanilla Milkshake' = 'Dixieland'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
lc: margined white, sometimes with thin stripes as well.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Veltschöchheim'
ht: 120-150cm in foliage - 200-250cm in flower
gr: extremely vigorous
lc: bright green
fc: brownish
bt: late August to mid Nov. (Germany)
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992 as seedling
in: C. Camehl 1999.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Weisse Wolke'
ht: 80-125cm tall - to 175cm in flower
ha: dense, compact
lc: dark green
fc: brownish-red - very showy in winter
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999

Miscanthus sinensis 'Wetterfahne' ('Wetter Vane', 'Weather Vane')(1/01)
ht: 90 in.
ha: dense at base, leaves held horizontal as a weather vane!
ll: blades shorter, wider than species typical
fc: white heads tinged rose to red whwen young, later white
infl: "fluffy" and held well above foliage
or: Ernst Pagels
so: Cotswold

Miscanthus sinensis 'Wintergrün' ('Wintergreen')
ht: 75-100cm tall - shorter - 150-200cm in flower
lc: medium green with "bright marking"
fc: brownish
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999

Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' ('Yakushima Dwarf'?)
ht: 48 in. or smaller
lc: green
fc: pink to red tinged
bt: inflor. very persistant in winter


This NOSCARD shows the difference between this one plant of 'Zebrinus' (left) and the two more erect examples of 'Strictus' (right).

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
ha: upper canopy erect, middle to lower sections drooping to pendulous - less erect than 'Strictus'
lc: longitudinally banded yellow, sometimes all green on first year plants
eval: there are dwarf, taller, and more upright clones among those discussed above.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus Strictus' = 'Strictus'

MOLINIA

NOMENCLATURE NOTE: Some taxonomists assign the taller Molinia litoralis to Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea, reserving Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea for the shorter, narrow-leaved populations. We have chosen to recognize both species. One occasionally sees the name Molinia arundinacea which is not correct.

Molinia caerulea 'Carmarthen' (7/01)

lc: subtle yellow margin
so: Natural Selection

Molinia caerulea 'Claerwen'

lw: narrow
lc: striped white
fc: inflor. dark brown
so, in: Apple Court Nursery 2003

Molinia caerulea 'Dauerstrall' ('Faithful Ray', 'Ramsey')

ht: 24-36 in
st: yellow tinged
ft: inflor. heads rounded, compact

Molinia caerulea 'Edith Buksaus'

ht: 40 in.
ha: stronger stems
fc: darker inflor.
bt: longer lasting inflor.

Molinia caerulea 'Heidebraut' ('Bride of the Heath', 'Heatherbride')

ht: 24-48 in - reports vary widely
ha: upright
fc: inflor. yellowish, bright and often silvery
st: light straw yellow, showy
ns: note that the 4-word English translation is not a valid cultivar name, all of which must be 3 words or fewer.
ns: thus 'Heatherbride' is a suitable choice if you wish to offer the English version.

Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme' ('Flame of the Moor', 'Moor Flame')

ht: 12-24 in.
afc: often reddish-purple to red
fc: darker inflor.

Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe' ('Witch of the Moor', 'Moor Witch', 'Bog Witch')

ht: 12-24 in.
ha: more narrowly upright, neat
fc: darker inflor.
fq: abundant inflorescence
ns: several English translations have been offered.

Molinia caerulea 'Nana Variegata'

ht: 80cm
lc: striped creamy white

Molinia caerulea 'Strahlenquelle' ('Source of Ray')

ht: 24-36 in
ft: inflorescence with radiating branchlets

Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'

ht: 18-24 in. - smaller than most other cvs.
ha: more compact, slightly slower, somewhat more upright
st: ochre
fc: brownish tinged purple on the spikelets
lc: striped creamy white

Molinia caerulea 'Winterfreude' (8/3)

ht: 70cm
afc: rich fall colors.

Molinia litoralis 'Altissima'

ht: 40 in. - taller than species when named
afc: yellow fall color

Molinia litoralis 'Bergfreund' ('Friend of the Mountain', 'Mountain Friend')

ht: 48-60 in. - much taller than species typical
fc: brownish
fq: abundant flowers
afc: yellow fall color

Molinia litoralis 'Cordoba'

ht: 2.5m tall
ha: erect, arching foliage

Molinia litoralis 'Fontane' ('Fontaine', 'Fountain')

ht: 60-72 in. - very tall
ha: arching, fountain-like form as the name implies
afc: golden fall color

Molinia litoralis 'Karl Foerster'

ht: 80cm but reports of 1.5-2.0 also appear
lc: dark green
fc: tinged purple, later bleaching to golden-brown and bright yellow

Molinia litoralis 'Skyracer'

ht: 8-9 ft. - tallest known selection to date
ha: stiffly upright
fc: buff tinged purple to yellowish inflor.
afc: yellow
eval: this is the most impressive cultivar for size and color in the species
or: Kurt Bluemel, Baldwin MD USA

Molinia litoralis 'Staefa'

ht: 48-60 in.
ft: multiple, more-finely textured inflor.

Molinia litoralis 'Transparent'

ht: 72-85 in.
ha: more upright than 'Fontane'
ft: inflor. more graceful and arching than typical. Spikelets are more widely placed, providing an open
ft: and almost transparent look when backlit.

Molinia litoralis 'Windsaule' (8/3)

ns: a listed name from Europe c. 2002. No reference on internet catalogs in 8/2003. Description needed.

Molinia litoralis 'Windspiel' ('Winds Game', Winspiel', 'Wind Play')

ht: 72-85 in.
ha: upright, slender form
ft: inflor. compact yet narrow, easily moved in the wind (as the name suggests), and elegant
fc: golden brown, showy

Molinia litoralis 'Zuneigung'

ht: 2.0m - taller than many clones
lw: narrower leaves
infl: arching panicle, having a more delicate appearance than the popular 'Windspiel'

MONARDA

The 1998 evaluation of Monarda at the Chicago Botanic Garden for powdery mildew resistance is a classic: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/downloads/planteval_notes/no12_monarda.pdf

NOMENCLATURE NOTE: While most of the cultivars were initially derived from M. didyma, some today have M. fistulosa or more rarely M. clinopodia in the parentage. These hybrids are precisely labeled as M. x media. Monarda citriodora may be an influence if the foliage is clearly lemon-scented. Since much of this hybridization only suspected and not confirmed, we have listed many cultivars directly under the genus name.

Monarda - Literature
li: Oudolf, P. 1993. Neue Monarda-sorten aus Holland. Gartenpraxis 2:
li: 8-16. (reportedly a sizeable work. We have not seen it.)

li: Tucker, A. and T. DeBaggio. 2000. The big book of herbs. Interweave Press. (excellent key to 5 cultivated species
li: and their botanical varieties. Includes useful lists of the chemical components of each variant)

Monarda - cultivar evaluation for mildew resistance
li: L. Perry article

Monarda 'Aquarius'
fc: light purple or "lavender pink" corolla. Bracts green tinged purple.
bt: later than some cultivars
lc: bronze tinted
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda 'Balance' = M. 'Libra'

Monarda 'Baby Spice' (4/4)
ht: 30cm - dwarf
fc: pink
dr: mildew resistant
in: Beeches Nursery UK c. 2004

Monarda 'Bergamo' (6/7)
ht: 50-70cm tall x 25cm wide
fc: corolla rich rose-purple, bracts a still darker shade of rose-purple
ft: whorls very dense, large, closely spaced on mature plants
bt: very early, blooming first year from seed
prop: first proven annual seed strain in the genus
dr: very mildew resistant
aw: Fleuroselect Gold 2008
so, or: www.kieft-pro-seeds.com (online catalog 2007)
so: www.richters.com

Monarda 'Bowman'
ht: 48 in.
fc: purple
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda bradburiana 'Prairie Gypsy' (7/7)
ht: 20 in. tall
ha: upright, compact
fc: corolla bright raspberry-pink, lips with bright reddish spots
ff: nicely scented flowers
flavor: leaves are mint-scented
fd, infl: large to 3 in. wide, individual flowers to 1.5 in. long
dr: mildew resistant
so, or: Hamernik Harlan of www.bluebirdnursery.com (online catalog 2007)

Monarda 'Bubble Gum' (4/4)
fc: bright medium pink, suggested by the name

Monarda 'Capricorn'
ht: 36 in.
fc: reddish-purple overall. corolla magenta, bracts dark purple.
dr: mildew resistant
so: Croftway Nursery

Monarda citriodora var. austromontana 'Bee's Favourite' (2/5)
ht: 24 in.
ha: compact, upright
lt: rich minty scent - var. citriodora is richly lemon-scented
fc: mauve
prop: may bloom first summer from seed
lu: Richters recommends it for a cutflower and "bee magnet".
ns: the British spelling is used by Richters
so: Richters (Herb Catalogue 2005: 10), seeds on offer

Monarda 'Colrain Red'
ht: 48 in.
fc: red "with a touch of yellow" (Busse Gardens Cat. 1998: 41). Others say "purplish-red"
dr: mildew resistant
ch: more cold hardy in northern climates
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda 'Commanche'
ht: 150cm - taller tha most pink cultivars
fc: corolla rich salmon pink, bracts rusty brown
so: Bastin Nursery

Monarda 'Coral Reef'

Monarda 'Dark Ponticum'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rich purple to clean violet
lc: darker green
dr: mildew resistant by two reports
ns: a doubtfully valid name as it contains Latin.

MONARDA DIDYMA

Monarda didyma 'Adam'
ht: 36 in.
ha: compact
fc: red
eval: long a standard for red cultivars but newer mildew-resistant clones are generally superior.

Monarda didyma 'Alba'
fc: white, a dull not bright shade.

Monarda didyma 'Balance' = M.'Libra'

Monarda didyma 'Beauty of Cobham'
fc: corolla pink, calyx purplish-red
lc: often tinged purple
aw: RHS AGM

Monarda didyma 'Blue Stocking' ('Blaustrumpf'?)
fc: violet-purple
dr: some mildew resistance is reported.

Monarda didyma 'Blue Wreath'
ht: 36 in.
ha: "bushy"
fc: rich purplish-red
lc: tinged brown to bronze
dr: mildew resistant
in, so: Carroll Gardens (Catalog c. 1999: 58)

Monarda didyma 'Bowman'
ht: 48 in.
fc: purple
dr: mildew resistant

Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet'
ht: 36 in.
fc: crimson-scarlet corolla. Calyx brownish-red.
bt: longer bloom than many other reds
aw: RHS AGM

Monarda didyma 'Carminata'
ht: 38 in.
fc: "rosy crimson" per Macoun (1908)

Monarda didyma 'Cerise'
ht: 36 in.
fc: 'bright ethereal red'
or: Sandy Mush Nur.
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748 ($6.00)

Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef' (12/3)
ht: 90cm - shorter
fc: rich dark coral pink, a good clear and rich shade
fq: floriferous
dr: mildew resistant
or: Morden Res. Station, Canada
so: Jeffriesnurseries.com (online catalog 2003)

Monarda didyma 'Croftway Pink'
ht: 30-36 in.
fc: medium to light pink.
aw: RHS AGM

Monarda didyma 'Davidsonii'
ns: a listed name.

Monarda didyma 'Donnerwolke' ('Thundercloud')
ht: 1m
fc: pink by one report. Another says "purplish-red' which seems more keeping with a name implying darkness.
bt: mid-season
or: Marx 1973

Monarda didyma 'Duddiscombe' (4/4)
ht: 80-100cm tall
fc: bright purplish-pink
or, in, so: samshrub.co.uk, their own selection c. 1992

Monarda didyma 'Falls of Hills Creek'
fc: bright scarlet with red tinged bracts
or: R. PLeise from Falls of Hills Creek WV
so: Glasshouse Works 614-662-2142

Monarda didyma 'Fireball' (10/01)
ht: 60cm
lc: dark green
fc: dark red
infl: heads distinctly globose, appearing very distinct from photos shown to us
so: Future Plants

Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Select' ('Gardenview', 'Garden View Select')
ht: 24 in.
ha: upright, neater than some older reds
fc: bright red
lc: rich green, sometimes darker green
dr: mildew resistant unlike most older cultivars

Monarda didyma 'Goldmelisse' (+)
ht: 3 ft.
fc: red
ns" described as 'wild type'
so: Arrowhead Alpines (seed) 517-223-3581

Monarda didyma GRAND MARSHALL® 'AChall' (2/6)
ht: 18-24 in. - shorter but not dwarf
fc: corolla bright fuchsia-purple
in: Morden Station 2006

Monarda didyma GRAND PARADE® 'ACrade' (2/6)
ht: 15-18 in.
ha: dwarf, compact
fc: corolla lavender-purple
in: Morden Station 2006

Monarda didyma 'Granite Pink'
ht: 36 in.
fc: purplish-pink

Monarda didyma 'Granite Purple'
fc: purple


'Jacob Kline' at Lewis Ginter Botanic Gardens, showing a large, informal mass of this fine,bright clone.

Monarda didyma 'Jacob Kline'
ht: 48-60 in. - very tall
fc: red overall. dark pink corolla with dark red bracts.
fd: very large inflor.
lc: dark green - superior shade to older reds
dr: mildew resistant
or: Saul Nur. of GA
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda didyma 'Little Miriam'
ht: 40-48 in.
fc: light pink tinged lavender
or: Sandy Mush Herb Nur. c. 1995 and named for the owner's granddaughter
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748 ($6.00)

Monarda didyma 'Mahogany'
ht: 120cm - taller than some.
fc: corolla wine red to dark red, bracts brownish-red

Monarda didyma 'Melissa'
fc: light to medium pink

Monarda didyma 'Miniota'
fc: white

Monarda didyma 'Morgenrote' ('Morning Red')
ht: 1m
fc: salmon red
bt: earlier than species typical
or: Marx 1975

Monarda didyma 'Mrs. Perry'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark crimson red

Monarda didyma 'Neepawa'
fc: pink

Monarda didyma 'Ohio Glow'
ht: 36-42 in.
fc: bright cerise pink
or: named by Carroll Gardens c. 1995
eval: ranked well in Chicago Bot. Garden trials

Monarda didyma 'Panorama' ('Panorama Mix')
fc: brightly colored corolla, varying with the seedling
prop: seed strain. This was the first high quality seed strain with widespread use by growers.

Monarda didyma 'Panorama Red'
ht: 36 in.
fc: red
prop: seed strain. This substrain contains the red shades.

Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight'
ht: 10-12 in. in flower
fc: purple tinged pink
lc: glossy green
dr: mildew and rust resistant
or: Morden Research Centre release for 1995
li: COPF. 1996. New Plants. COPF News 8(3): 3
li: Davidson, C.G. 1996. Morden Research Centre Report. COPF News 8(3):
li: 5

Monarda didyma 'Petite Wonder'
ht: 12 in. tall
ha: true dwarf, compact
fc: rich, bright pink
dr: mildew resistant
or: Morden Res. Station

Monarda didyma 'Petite Pink Supreme' = 'Pink Supreme'?

Monarda didyma 'Pink Supreme' (11/3)
ht: 60cm tall x 60cm wide - semi-dwarf
ha: compact, broadly globose as larger plants
fc: dark, rich pink - a nicer shade than 'Petite Delight' by some opinions
fq: up to 80 flowers per inflor.
fd: inflor. 7.0cm x 4.0cm
or: H.G. Oudshoorn, The Netherlands as hybrid of two unnamed taxa 1995
pat: US application 10/7/03

Monarda didyma 'Pink Tourmaline'
ns: listed with COPF 3/91

Monarda didyma 'Pices' = M. 'Fishes'

Monarda didyma 'Pillar Box'
fc: red

Monarda didyma 'Purple Crown'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark purple with lighter purple bracts (calyx?)
infl: crown-shaped
bt: early
in: Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1999

Monarda didyma 'Purple Mildew Resistant'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rich purple
dr: mildew resistant - "most mildew resistant of all" (Carroll Gardens Catalog c. 1999: 58)
in: Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1999

Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine'
ht: 48-56 in. - larger than most purple red clones
fc: raspberry wine - dark purplish red
bt: longer bloom period than older cultivars
dr: mildew resistant
or: a 'customer' of White Flower Farm who sent it to them

Monarda didyma 'Red Pagoda'
fc: red
it: flowers arranged in pagoda-like tiers or multiple levels
or: Tony Huber of Laval QC
in: Norseco of Laval QC
reg: COPF c. 1996

Monarda didyma 'Rose-scented' (2/5)
fc: corolla lavender
lu, lt: foliage "rose-scented", actually a very high geraniol content, giving some value for
lu, lt: both rich tea and potpourri.
so: Richters

Monarda didyma 'Rosea'
ht: 36-42 in.
fc: rosy crimson
bt: per Macoun (1908) this bloomed about 5 days
bt: later than 'Carminata' but not as long.

Monarda didyma 'Rosea Superba'
ht: 36 in.
fc; light pink

Monarda didyma 'Salmonea'
fc: salmon pink

Monarda didyma 'Salmon Queen'
fc: salmon pink

Monarda didyma 'Schneewittchen' = 'Snow Maiden'

Monarda didyma 'Snow Maiden' ('Schneewittchen')
fc: white

Monarda didyma 'Snow Queen'
fc: white

Monarda didyma 'Snow White'
fc: white
fq: more floriferous than some whites.

Monarda didyma 'Souris'
fc: reddishp-purple

Monarda didyma 'Spielarten' (+)
fc: various from this seed strain
fd: blooms said to be very large
so: Arrowhead Alpines (seed) 517-223-3581

Monarda didyma 'Stone's Throw Pink'
ht: 48 in.
fc: bright clear pink without violet tints
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda didyma 'Sunset'
fc: purple to purplish-maroon. Color can vary with climate, exposure.

Monarda didyma 'Violacea Superba'
fc: lavender-violet

Monarda didyma 'Violet Queen'
fc: corolla lavender-violet, calyx brownish
dr: mildew resistant

Monarda 'Thundercloud' = 'Donnerwolke'

Monarda 'Elsie's Lavender'
ht: 120cm
fc: lavender or lilac
so: Bastin Nursery

Monarda 'Feuerschoft' (translated as fire crown)(4/4)
fc: bright salmon-orange

Monarda 'Fishes' ('Pices')
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: light pink with greenish eye. Bracts light green

MONARDA FISTULOSA

 

Key to varieties of Monarda fistulosa
CHARACTER STATE var. brevis var. fistulosa (species typical) var. mollis var. rubra
Corolla color lavender, pink, or white lavender, pink, or white lavender, pink, or white rich red to dark purple
Mid-lower corolla lip length 2 - 4mm 2 - 4mm 2 - 4mm 4 - 6mm
Inflorescence bract color (particularly outer ones) green to green with red midrib green to green with red midrib green to green with red midrib red to red tinged throughout
Leaf color/luster dark green/often glossy light to medium green/matte or not glossy light to medium green/matte or not glossy dark green to red tinged
Calyx length 5 - 8mm - shorter 7 - 11mm 7 - 11mm 7 - 11mm
Calyx vestiture on lobes glandular and pustulate various, not glandular various, not glandular various, not glandular
Leaf vestiture below/trichjomes glabrous/trichomes mostly or all absent hirtsute to villous, distinctly pubescent/trichomes spreading densely canescent, soft hairy, very pubescent/trichomes appressed and very numerous unreported, probably hirsute to villous as the typical var./trichomes unreported but likely as the typical var.
Leaf thickness thicker, more subcoriaceous thin, very herbareous thin, very herbareous thin, very herbareous

Monarda fistulosa 'Alba'
fc: white

Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' (+)
ht: 3-4 ft.
fc: 'rich dark purple' to dark lavender
dr: more mildew-free than any other in Niche Gardens evaluations
or: Barn and Michael Bridges of Southern Perennials in Tylertown MS.
or: It is named for the Bridges' daughter.
lu: tolerant of dry soils unlike some other cultivars of M. didyma.
so: Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 ($3.00 cat.)
so: Glasshouse Works 614-662-2142

Monarda fistulosa 'Magnifica'
fc: purple
ns, id: likely from the wild var. rubra

Monarda fistulosa 'Media'
ns: a listed name. Perhaps the same as M. x media.

Monarda fistulosa var. methifolia 'Sweet'
chem: 91-93% geraniol in essential oil

Monarda fistulosa 'Mollis' = var. mollis
lv: parts more tomentose than species typical. See chart above.

Monarda fistulosa 'Purpurea'
fc: purplish-red
ns, id: likely a garden variant of var. rubra

Monarda fistulosa 'Rubra' = var. rubra?
fc: near red

Monarda fistulosa 'Violacea'
ht: 36 in.
fc: violet-purple
ns, id: likely a garden selection from var. rubra

Monarda 'Forncett Bishop'
fc: rich purple
so: source (Four Seasons Nursery)

Monarda 'Gemini' ('Twins'?)
ht: 36 in.
fc: light pink
ns: by some accounts it is identical to 'Twins' (see also entry below)
so: Croftway Nursery

Monarda 'Hartswood Wine' (4/4)
in: Madrona Nursery, Kent UK c. 2004

Monarda 'Kardinal'
fc: wine red
in: first seen on German lists

Monarda 'Lambada'
so: source (Park Seed)

Monarda 'Libra' ('Balance')
fc: bright medium pink
so: Bastin Nursery
so: Croftway Nursery

Monarda 'Loddon Crown'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla red-maroon (dark red) tinged purple, bracts purplish-brown
so: source (Four Seasons Nursery)

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'
fc: pink
lc: yellowish-green, lighter green than some cultivars
dr: mildew resistant.
li: Collicut, L.M. 1989. 'Marshall's Delight' Monarda. HortScience
li: 24: 525.

Monarda 'Mohawk'
ht: 120cm - taller than many
fc: corolla dark purplish-mauve, bracts dark brown
dr: mildew resistant
ph: Search for genus -> photo (FLOWERWEB)

Monarda 'Moonlight Sonata' (3/3)
ht: 36 in.
fc: lilac
in, so: Rice Creek Gardens (online catalog 2003)

Monarda 'On Parade'
ht: 30 in. tall
fc: rich fuchsia, velvety sheen
dr: mildew resistant

Monarda 'Ou Charm' (1/01)
ht: 60-75cm
st: often tinged purple
fc: very light pink with darker pink bracts
dr: mildew resistant
so: Cotswold Garden Flowers

Monarda 'Pale Ponticum'
so: source (Monksilver)

Monarda 'Pawnee'
fc: lilac with greenish bracts
so: source (Four Seasons Nursery)

Monarda pectinata 'Desert Jewel' (7/8)
ht: 12 in.
fc: lavender-white to purple
or, in: Sahin 2005
lu: this select of Pony Bee-balm is recommended as
lu: a hardy annual of half-hardy annual

Monarda 'Peter's Purple' (1/8)
ht: 48 in.
ha: "greatly reduced spreading" in Tony Avent's trials
fc: rich lavender-purple, not a true or dark purple
or: Peter Loos, likely M. bartletii x M. fistulosa 'Claire Druce'
dr: highly mildew resistant, proving one of
dr: durable in trials from TX to NC
so: www.plantdelights.com (2008 Spring Sales Catalog: 84, with color photo)

Monarda 'Pink Delight'
ns: listed name with Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)

Monarda 'Pink Tourmaline'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla bright raspberry pink, bracts dark purple
in: Beeches Nursery UK. c. 2001

Monarda 'Poyntzfield Pink' (4/4)
ht: 90cm
fc: dark pink

Monarda 'Prairie Brand'
ht: 48 in.
fc: salmon-red

Monarda 'Prairie Delight'
ha: dwarf, compact, globose to broadly oval
ht: 25-30cm tall x 25-30cm wide
lc: glossy dark green (RHS 147A) - darker than 'Marshall's Delight'
ll: 40-70mm long
lw: 20-40mm wide
fd: inflor 60-65mm wide
fc: light pinkish-purple to light purple (RHS 64A, 72B, 80A) becoming
fc: lighter with age. Color is more intense in cooler weather.
bt: 6-8 weeks long beginning in late July (Manitoba)
dr: high mildew resistance. Puccinia rust is moderate.
or: from a series of open-pollinated and controlled crosses since 1960's
or: involving 'Souris' and M. fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia.
or: 'Marshall's Delight' was involved in later crosses. It was selected
or: in 1988 after trials in Manitoba and Chic. Bot. Gard. by members
or: of the Morden Research Centre, Manitoba.
rai: this is the first truly dwarf clone in the genus.
reg: COPF
li: Collicut, L.M. and C.G. Davidson. 1999. 'Petite Delight' Monarda.
li: HortScience 34(1): 149-150.

Monarda 'Prairie Glow'
fc: salmon-red

Monarda 'Prairie Night' ('Prairienacht'
fc: corolla purple, bracts tinged green
lu: best with full or part sun.

Monarda 'Puerto Purification'
ns: a listed name.

Monarda 'Purple Ann'
fc: reddish-purple with darker bracts
so: source (Four Seasons Nursery)

Monarda 'Rubyglow' ('Ruby Glow')
ht: 30cm
ha: vigorous spreading but compact - stems strong
iw: larger than typical reds
infl: flowers distinctly whorled.
fc: dark red corolla = 'ruby' red. Others say "bright red maroon"
bt: July to September in Quebec
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval Quebec H7V 2T3

Monarda 'Sagittarius'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla dark lilac, calyx smoky grey

Monarda 'Sahin's Mildew Free'
ht: 60cm
ha: vigorous
fc: greyish-purple and green
dr: mildew resistance
so: Cotswold Garden Flowers

Monarda 'Scorpion'
ht: 120cm - tall
st: tinged purple
fc: corolla medium red to purplish-red or reddish-purple, calyx brownish.
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192

Monarda 'Squaw'
fc: clear red
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
eval: considered by some the best of the modern red cultivars, replacing 'Cambridge Scarlet' if not others too.

Monarda 'Talud'
ht: 120cm
fc: bright rose pink

Monarda 'Trinity Purple' (M. fistulosa x M. didyma)
fc: rich purple
fd: larger inflor. than older purple cvs.
dr: mildew resistant
or: Sandy Mush Herb Nur. 1990's
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748 ($6.00)

Monarda 'Twins' = 'Gemini'?
fc: corolla rich light to medium pink, calyx tinged purple
st: thick and more suitable for cuttings than older pink cvs.
frag: highly scented foliage and stems

Monarda 'Violetta'
fc: dark bluish-violet

Monarda 'Vintage Wine'
fc: rich red
so: Cotswold Garden Flowers

MONARDELLA

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Monardella - Several Species

so: Arrowhead Alpines

Monardella macrantha subsp. macrantha 'Marian Sampson' (4/01)

ht: 4 in. tall x 12-18 wide
ha: evergreen, rhizomatous, low spreading
fc: reddish-orange
infl: flowers clustered in tights heads resembling a "shaving brush"
in: Bart O'Brien before 2001
so: Native Sons

MUHLENBERGIA

 

Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'Lenca'

frc: purple seed heads, showy
ns: by one report this is another name for REGAL MIST™ but this is not confirmed.

Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'Regal Mist'TM 'Muhly'

ht: 3 ft. tall x 3 ft. wide becoming 4 ft. tall x 4 ft. wide in flower.
ha: clump-forming
ll: 1.5 in.
lc: dark greeen
fc: inflor. deep pinkish red
infl: loose, open spikes
bt: Sept-Oct. (Nov.) in AZ USA
lu: tolerant of heavy soils
or: Starr Nursery AZ USA c. 2000
so: Starr Nursery

Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'White Cloud' (2/5)

ht: 30 in. (about species typical)
fc: inflor. with white awns and green stems, lacking red pigments
or: Florida's Superior Trees Inc.
lu: this useful mutation proves showy on it's own or with a red species-like variant.
so, in: Plant Delights Nursery (Spring Sales Catalog 2005: 81 with color photo)

Muhlenbergia emersleyi EL TORO™

ht: 4-5 ft. tall
fc: rich reddish-purple, darker than species typical, very showy
or: selected in TX USA

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri AUTUMN GLOW™ 'Lenli'

ht: 1.5-2.0 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide
fc: inflor. bright creamy-yellow to tan, bright when backlit by sun
infl: dense, fluffy panicle

Muhlenbergia rigida NASHVILLE™

ht: 2 ft. tall x 2 ft. wide
fc: inflor. dark purple, showier than species typical

 

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Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans' (11/3)
lc: blades tipped and suffused red to 20% of surface, a very bright and appealing contrast of red and green
in,ph: Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2003, introduced 2004)

Mukdenia rossii 'Karasubu'
ls: maple-like
fc: reddish-purple-margined on green
ch: 4
in, so: Asiatica Nursery (online catalog 2003)

Mukdenia rossii 'Maruba'
lc: bright green
lm, ls: barely lobed, ovate

Mukdenia rossii 'Ogon'
lc: bright pink new growth becomes yellow
ll: 15-20cm
ls: palmately lobed
ns: 'Ogon' means "gold bullion" and is a common epithet for gold-leaved
ns: plants in Japan.
so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2002)
so: Asiatica Nursery (online catalog 2003)

Mukdenia rossii 'Shisiba'
ls, lm: more deeply incised, more secondary lobes

Mukdenia rossii 'Starstream' (formerly [variegated])
lc: mottled, sectored, and striped yellow
in, so: Asiatica Nursery (online catalog 2003) as "variegated"

MYOSOTIS

 

Myosotis alpestris 'Gold 'n Sapphire'

ha: compact
lc: golden yellow
fc: dark blue

Myosotis alpestris 'Indigo Blue'

fc: rich indigo blue

Myosotis alpestris 'Pink Beauty'

ht: 6 in.
fc: light shell pink

Myosotis alpestris 'Ruth Fisher' ('Ruth Fisher')

fc: dark azure blue
lc: darker green leaf

Myosotis 'Bill Baker'

ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2002.

Myosotis BOBO SERIES

ht: 6 in.
ha: compact, globose
infl: round, dense inflorescence
bt: blooming early from seed in paks
cultivars:

Myosotis palustris = M. scorpioides

 

Myosotis 'Popsy'

ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since. A dubious name not found in literature.

Myosotis scorpioides 'John Beaty'

ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since. We find no catalog or internet reference in 2002.

Myosotis scorpioides MAYTIME 'Blaqua'

ht: 20cm
fc: blue (as typical?)
lc: broadly margined white to 50% of surface

Myosotis scorpioides 'Mermaid Pink'

ha: dwarf
fc: pink

Myosotis scorpioides 'Mermaid White'

ha: dwarf
fc: white

Myosotis scorpioides 'Pinkie'

fc: pink with white eye

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' (var. semperflorens)

fc: blue (as typical)
bt: longer bloom period. Semperflorens=everblooming or always blooming.

Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflakes'

fc: pure white
fd: larger than species typical

Myosotis scorpioides 'Wisconsin'

fc: blue becoming pink

Myosotis sylvatica

ns: most cultivars under this name (but not all) are assignable to M. alpestris. This species is the biennial
ns: entity while M. alpestris is a true perennial and proven alpine flower. There is considerable disagreement
ns: in the trade as to the species affinity of many cultivars. A thorough review of their taxonomist is advised.
ns: we are following member's reports, existing literature, and the opinion of seedhouses as to whether a
ns: cultivar is biennial or a true perennial.

Myosotis sylvatica 'Blue Ball'

ht: 6 in.
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial"
ha: "compact and ball shaped"
fc: bright light blue
so: Thompson & Morgan

Myosotis sylvatica 'Blue Bird'

fc: blue

Myosotis sylvatica 'Bluesylva'

ht: 18-20cm tall x 20-25 cm wide
ha: compact, uniform
fc: medium, bright blue
fd: 6-8cm
or: Roggli 1997
aw: Fleuroselect Quality
lu: the blue companion to 'Rosylva'

Myosotis sylvatica 'Carmine'

ht: 8 in.
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial" , erect yet compact
fc: rose-carmine
so: Thompson & Morgan

Myosotis sylvatica f. lactea

fc: white

Myosotis sylvatica f. lactea 'Snowdrift'

fc: white
id: distinguishing traits from the basic form, if any, are not reported.

Myosotis sylvatica 'Rosylva'

ht: 20cm tall x 25cm wide - some report it much smaller and dwarf.
ha: compact, uniform from seed.
fc: clear pink
bt: early season and quick blooming from seed.
fd: 6-8mm - rather large for the genus
fq: highly floriferous
aw: Fleuroselect Gold Medal
or: Roggli 1997
eval: the best of the pink cultivar to date
so: Thompson & Morgan (1998 Catalog: 13, with color photo)

Myosotis sylvatica 'Royal Blue', 'Royal Blue Improved'

ht: 12 in. - larger than some cultivar including 'Blue Ball'
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial"
fc: rich indigo blue
so: Thompson & Morgan
ns: details on the "Improved" variants are not reported in literature or on the web.

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Blue' ('Victoria' in part)

ht: 4-6 in., others report 6-8 in.
ha: more compact than species typical, usually a neat mound, sometimes globose.
fc: rich "Gentian" blue with a minute white eye and smaller white rays into the petals.
so: Thompson & Morgan

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Rose'

ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: bright pink
so: Thompson & Morgan

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Rose'

ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: bright pink. T&M mentions both pink and rose variants in their "Victoria Mixed" so perhaps the shade varies.
so: Thompson & Morgan

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria White'

ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: white
Morgan

MYRRHIS

Myrrhis odorata 'Forncett Chevron' (5/6)
ht: 60cm
lc: lighter center, chevron-like
fc: white
so, in: Four Seasons Nursery (online catalog Autumn 2005-Spring 2006 PDF: 10), their own introduction