6280 S. Old State Road 37
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AZALEAS
Gibraltar - $42.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. Bright orange blooms appear in large clusters before the foliage in early-mid spring. Very hardy and tolerates more sun and dryness than other azaleas.
Girards Christina - $39.99 / $55.99 / 4 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Dense habit covered in double rose-red blooms in spring. The foliage takes on mahogany tones in the fall. Midseason bloom time.
Girards Crimson - $39.99 / 2 tall by 3 wide / Evergreen. Large showy rose-crimson clusters. Nice compact habit.
Girards Fuchsia - $39.99 / 2 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Striking reddish purple. Compact grower.
Girards Renee Michelle - $39.99 / 4 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. The dense shrub is smothered with medium pink blooms with red spotting in midseason. Good dark green foliage turns burgundy in the winter.
Golden Lights - $43.99 / 5 tall by 5 wide / Deciduous. Rounded trusses of orange buds open to fragrant flowers of gold.
Hino Crimson - $39.99 / 3 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Bright Crimson blooms. Nice small glossy foliage.
Mary Poppins - New $52.99 / 4 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. Trumpet shaped orange-red blooms in May. Bronze-green leaves turn a nice red in the fall. Compact rounded habit.
Mt. St. Helens - New $13.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. 6 trusses of rich salmon-pink blooms with a golden-orange blotch Olive-green leaves turn bronze in the fall.
Pleasant White - $39.99 / 2 tall by 3 wide / Evergreen. Pure white flowers on a compact shrub. Nice foliage that stays dark green in the winter.
Stewartsonian - $39.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Red, near scarlet blooms on a larger shrub. Hardy.
RHODODENDRONS
Album - $59.99 /8 tall x 12 wide /Evergreen. Pink buds open to white blooms with spotted throats
Extra cold-hardy. Coarse evergreen foliage and a wide tree-like spreading habit.
Boursalt - $45.99 / 15 tall x 12 wide /Evergreen. Large lavender-pink trusses. A proven cold weather performer. Grafted on Inkaharo rootstock, featuring a more vigorous and tolerant root system.
Dandy Man Pink - $42.99 /5 tall x 6 wide /Evergreen. Round clusters of shell pink. Resistant to root rot and tolerates more exposure.
Dandy Man Purple - $42.99 /5 tall x 6 wide /Evergreen. Packed trusses of lilac-purple blooms. Very Hardy.
Edith Bosley - New $49.99 / 8 tall and wide / Evergreen. Large flowers of rich magenta purple in mid-May
Nice semi-glossy evergreen foliage. Wide spreading habit, stays full to the ground with maturity.
Lees Dark Purple - $45.99 / $59.99 / 5.5 tall x 5 wide / Evergreen / Violet purple trusses of good size.
Nova Zembla - $34.99 / $49.99 / 5.5 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Dark red blooms in early May. Tolerant to extremes
Polar Night - New $59.99 / 3 tall and 6 wide / Evergreen. Near black buds open to smoky purple blooms
Leathery dark evergreen foliage and a low spreading habit.
Purpureum Elegans $59.99 / 8 tall and wide / Evergreen. Rounded trusses of clear purple. Extra cold-hardy with
coarse evergreen foliage and a compact, rounded habit.
JAPANESE ANDROMEDA
Cavatine - $42.99 / Pieris japonica / 3-4 tall and wide / Evergreen. A new dwarf version of Andromeda. Small dark green leaves are to scale of this compact mounder. The plant is covered with creamy white.
Katsura - $49.99 / Pieris japonica / 4 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Darker foliage with pink flowers.
Red Mill - $44.99 / Pieris japonica / 7 tall by 4.5 wide / Evergreen. Glossy foliage with white lily-of-the-valley like flowers in April. The new growth that follows is a brilliant red. This variety has thicker than normal leaves and can handle a little more exposure than other andromedas.
Scarlet OHara - $63.99 / Pieris japonica / 10 tall by 6+ wide / Evergreen. Has the typical chain of white flowers mid-spring and the new red growth. This one differs for having increased vigor, increased winter hardiness, increased sun and wind tolerance, as well as having the ability to reach tree proportions.
Gibraltar - $42.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. Bright orange blooms appear in large clusters before the foliage in early-mid spring. Very hardy and tolerates more sun and dryness than other azaleas.
Girards Christina - $39.99 / $55.99 / 4 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Dense habit covered in double rose-red blooms in spring. The foliage takes on mahogany tones in the fall. Midseason bloom time.
Girards Crimson - $39.99 / 2 tall by 3 wide / Evergreen. Large showy rose-crimson clusters. Nice compact habit.
Girards Fuchsia - $39.99 / 2 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Striking reddish purple. Compact grower.
Girards Renee Michelle - $39.99 / 4 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. The dense shrub is smothered with medium pink blooms with red spotting in midseason. Good dark green foliage turns burgundy in the winter.
Golden Lights - $43.99 / 5 tall by 5 wide / Deciduous. Rounded trusses of orange buds open to fragrant flowers of gold.
Hino Crimson - $39.99 / 3 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Bright Crimson blooms. Nice small glossy foliage.
Mary Poppins - New $52.99 / 4 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. Trumpet shaped orange-red blooms in May. Bronze-green leaves turn a nice red in the fall. Compact rounded habit.
Mt. St. Helens - New $13.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Deciduous. 6 trusses of rich salmon-pink blooms with a golden-orange blotch Olive-green leaves turn bronze in the fall.
Pleasant White - $39.99 / 2 tall by 3 wide / Evergreen. Pure white flowers on a compact shrub. Nice foliage that stays dark green in the winter.
Stewartsonian - $39.99 / 5 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Red, near scarlet blooms on a larger shrub. Hardy.
RHODODENDRONS
Album - $59.99 /8 tall x 12 wide /Evergreen. Pink buds open to white blooms with spotted throats
Extra cold-hardy. Coarse evergreen foliage and a wide tree-like spreading habit.
Boursalt - $45.99 / 15 tall x 12 wide /Evergreen. Large lavender-pink trusses. A proven cold weather performer. Grafted on Inkaharo rootstock, featuring a more vigorous and tolerant root system.
Dandy Man Pink - $42.99 /5 tall x 6 wide /Evergreen. Round clusters of shell pink. Resistant to root rot and tolerates more exposure.
Dandy Man Purple - $42.99 /5 tall x 6 wide /Evergreen. Packed trusses of lilac-purple blooms. Very Hardy.
Edith Bosley - New $49.99 / 8 tall and wide / Evergreen. Large flowers of rich magenta purple in mid-May
Nice semi-glossy evergreen foliage. Wide spreading habit, stays full to the ground with maturity.
Lees Dark Purple - $45.99 / $59.99 / 5.5 tall x 5 wide / Evergreen / Violet purple trusses of good size.
Nova Zembla - $34.99 / $49.99 / 5.5 tall by 5 wide / Evergreen. Dark red blooms in early May. Tolerant to extremes
Polar Night - New $59.99 / 3 tall and 6 wide / Evergreen. Near black buds open to smoky purple blooms
Leathery dark evergreen foliage and a low spreading habit.
Purpureum Elegans $59.99 / 8 tall and wide / Evergreen. Rounded trusses of clear purple. Extra cold-hardy with
coarse evergreen foliage and a compact, rounded habit.
JAPANESE ANDROMEDA
Cavatine - $42.99 / Pieris japonica / 3-4 tall and wide / Evergreen. A new dwarf version of Andromeda. Small dark green leaves are to scale of this compact mounder. The plant is covered with creamy white.
Katsura - $49.99 / Pieris japonica / 4 tall by 4 wide / Evergreen. Darker foliage with pink flowers.
Red Mill - $44.99 / Pieris japonica / 7 tall by 4.5 wide / Evergreen. Glossy foliage with white lily-of-the-valley like flowers in April. The new growth that follows is a brilliant red. This variety has thicker than normal leaves and can handle a little more exposure than other andromedas.
Scarlet OHara - $63.99 / Pieris japonica / 10 tall by 6+ wide / Evergreen. Has the typical chain of white flowers mid-spring and the new red growth. This one differs for having increased vigor, increased winter hardiness, increased sun and wind tolerance, as well as having the ability to reach tree proportions.
Azaleas & Rhododendrons
Azaleas, Rhododendrons and other ericaceous Plants Culture: These plants are known widely as shade loving, spring blooming, and growing in temperate southern climates. That is true, although they are versatile enough to grow successfully in colder climates like ours. In our region, we recommend azaleas be grown in more sun to encourage flower bud development. Usually 6 hours or less each day is plenty for these shrubs, but they can tolerate more sun with supplemental summer irrigation and then a winter application of an anti-desiccant. A thick winter mulch over their shallow roots helps as well. Generally speaking, an afternoon cooling off period is required for their success. While azaleas are more tolerant of wind, the bigleaf rhododendrons appreciate a little more of a protected area. With the exception to the deciduous azaleas, plants listed on this page are very sensitive to juglone, so they must be situated a good distance away from any black walnut trees.
Andromeda thrive in the same conditions as rhododendrons. All prefer acidic and well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Locally this is best achieved in soils high in organic matter content of around 20%. The soil should also be porous enough to avoid anaerobic conditions. Careful watering is very important as even a brief period of dryness before establishment may lead to their demise. Just as well too much moisture makes them prone to phytophora root rot, just as devastating with the symptoms very similar to dry stress. Established plants grown under dry or less than ideal conditions usually show stress by large branches dying.
Andromeda thrive in the same conditions as rhododendrons. All prefer acidic and well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Locally this is best achieved in soils high in organic matter content of around 20%. The soil should also be porous enough to avoid anaerobic conditions. Careful watering is very important as even a brief period of dryness before establishment may lead to their demise. Just as well too much moisture makes them prone to phytophora root rot, just as devastating with the symptoms very similar to dry stress. Established plants grown under dry or less than ideal conditions usually show stress by large branches dying.