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BONSAI SUBJECTS FROM MANY FAMILIES

Bonsai Start Collection--The Tropical: Among our5 most ordered plant groupings as well as most reordered (did someone forget to water?) and most sent as a gift. We send strong starter plants from numerous genera popular among bonsai fanciers--no tricky or petulant ones in this initial group which changes constantly according to stock here.

99021 BONSAI STARTER COLLECTION--10 INDOOR TROPICALS: Our most ordered collection as well as most reordered (did someone forget to water?); we send strong starter plants of various genera (Such as Ficus, Citrus, Hedera, Carissa, Carmomum, Punica, Nashia, Plectranthus ernestii, Buddleia indica, Syzgium, Brassaia, dwarf Acalypha, Pogonatherum, Selaginella (for carpeting), Podocarpus, Serissa, Duranta, Corokia, Ilex, etc) popular among bonsai fanciers for growing year 'round indoors. 10 plants @ $35.00 Also note the several excellent books we offer on bonsai culture.

99022 BONSAI STARTER COLLECTION--10 TEMPERATE ZONE TREES & SHRUBS: This includes starters of Elms, Hedera, Dendranthemum, Nandina, Cotoneaster, Maples, conifers, etc. in starter sizes for cooler zones. 10 plants @ $45.00

40043 ASPARAGUS FALCATUS LIL HP CGH $ 6.25 True leaves are the "Sickle Thorns" above the flat deep green cladophylls on the erect woody stems: bonsai appearance. Develops thick roots helping it survive an occassional lapse in your very caring plant maintenance.

65595 ASPARAGUS RETROFRACTUS LIL HP TGH $ 4.75 "Katdoring" Zig-zagging clamberer with odd sized bunched cladophylls; bunched fls followed by red orange berries much loved by African birds One of the "Ming Asparagus" developing into fab specimens--newly popular as an indoor bonsai.

56026 BEGONIA CUBENSIS BEG HP CGH $4.75 (fr,s) Masses of small waxy blue-green leaves on dimunitive stems; lovely Cuban species often called the "Holly Leaf Begonia." The erect woody dark stems & small foliage make this an obvious candidate for a glazed bonsai pot.

56270 BEGONIA LACY [HYB] BEG HP CGH $ 6.00 (s, semi-tuberous) Attractive frilled dregii foliage and nearly everblooming white fls; seems to have no real dormant cycle.

56093 BEGONIA PARTITA BEG HP TGH $ 7.50 (tuberous) Finely cut nearly palmate leaves & attractive caudiform base make this compact species a favorite for "Begonia Bonsai."

60716 BOMBAX ELIPTICUM BOM HP CGH $ 5.75 The famous Mexican "Silk Floss Tree" makes a handsome potted caudiform subject with emerging red leaves handsomely designed; planted outside in the tropics this thick trunked tree rapidly develops considerable stature, displaying bundles of rose pink "Shaving Brush" silky stamens. Excellent indoors even if this means that it will not reach tree proportions and thus you most likely will not get to gather the silk to stuff your pillows..

54003 BRASSAIA ARBORCOLA BERNADINE ARAL HP TGH $ 8.00 Petite three-lobed leaflets (held in wheel-spoked whorls) often rimmed in lime-green; possibly a variegated sport of 'Renate.'

41344 BRASSAIA ARBORCOLA COPPEL ARAL HP TGH $ 8.00 New leaves emerge in wheels of waxy blunt-edged, dimple-tipped leaflets with bright yellow green centers; yellow striped trunks; vigorous dwarf schefflera.

41442 BRASSAIA ARBORCOLA FORKED TONGUE ARAL HP TGH $ 5.00 Lacy-appearing "Dwarf Schefflera" as each leaflet is notched, crested, or both. Possibly same as "Renete"

41546 BRASSAIA ARBORCOLA WORTHEY ARAL HP TGH $ 8.00 Large seven-leaved whorls irregularly margined bright white, fading to ochre-cream tones--occasionally the white is in the leaf center. Fashy cultivar of "Hawiian Schefflera."

40079 BREYNIA DISTICHA [NIVOSA] EUP TGH $ 8.00 "Snow Bush" pendant branches of oval leaflets splashed with white and green, supported by erect woody trunk. Easy spurge indoors; remarkable when used as "spot" plant in northern borders. Check on availability before ordering as is often in short supply.
41953 BREYNIA DISTICHA NANA EUP CGH HP $ 10.00 Marvelous "Dwarf Snowbush" with oval green & white "Foliage Flower" lvs on zig-zagging stems. Very lovely miniature form with stronger color contrast (plus pinkish when cool); very sought after for "mame" subject in Asia.

40081 BREYNIA DISTICHA ROSEO-PICTA EUP TGH $ 12.50 Called the "Foliage Flower Shrub" because of the white, pink emerald & purple oval lvs. True fls are tiny green suction cup-shaped strands hidden beneath. This clone holds foliage if kept warm, not deciduous like Florida hedge types.

40099 CARISSA GRANDIFLORA BOXWOOD BEAUTY APO HP TGH $ 12.00 V igorous clone of "Natal Plum: with nearly rounded leathery lvs thickly placed on the nearly spineless stems; much used in large bonsai especially for the corky barks on mature trunks.

40100 CARISSA GRANDIFLORA GREEN CARPET APO HP TGH CGH $ 5.50 The "Weeping Natal Plum" for limber stems cascade straight down with carpets of tiny leathery oval lvs; remarkable as a basket or wall subject in north; carpeting groundcover in subtropic climates. But most sought after as a subject for a bonsai cascade styles. We have admired old specimens grown in half pots mounted on brick or wooden walls in greenhouses which spill out in plentifully coin leaved long pendant branches to very subtle yet elegant effect.

40101 CARISSA GRANDIFLORA HORIZONTALIS APO HP TGH $ 5.00 Compact; prostrate rigid stems; reduced spines; pinwheel fls produce edible fruit; used in Japanese cascade bonsai as 'Naikoku-ume'; still uncommon in USA

40102 CARISSA HUMPHREYII VARIEGATA [HORT] APO HP TGH $ 6.75 "Variegated Natal Plum" Coin-size waxy lvs with brilliant creamy white margins on compactly growing shrub; pinwheel fl pure white. One of the best houseplants with white variegation covered by a wax surface sufficient to prevent burning in a low humidity environment. Very slow growing. Very desirable.

40106 CARMONA MICROPHYLLA [EHRETIA BUXIFOLIA] HP CGH $ 6.00 "Fukien Tea" Handsome woody stems with tiny glossy blackish green lvs having minute hairs; starry blossoms (typically starting in late winter) followed by bright red berries. Excellent indoor bonsai subject; from Japan where still best known as Erethia buxifolia. Do not allow to dry out as does not bounce back from drought readily. When encouraged to cling to a decorative rock or driftwood form anchored in a bonsai pot this is somewhere beyond terminally cute.

66862 CITROFORTUNELLA MITIS RUT CGH $ 6.50 Excellent miniature "Calamondin Orange" popular as a decorative Christmas gift; without doubt, the easist citris to set fruit in your hobby greenhouse. Many plant growers have good luck with this in the house. Cannot ship to Florida, Texas, Arizona & Western states.

40125 CITRUS AURANTIUM MYRTIFOLIUS CHINOTTO RUT CGH HP $ 15.00 OFTEN IN LIMITED SUPPLY Somewhat fastigate woody stems, developing character bark so treasured by trainers of this "Bonsai Lime," heavily cloaked with many 1" leathery awl shaped fragrant lvs. White fragrant fls followed by redish toned 'Bitter Orange'--we are often sold very low of this popular form, please inquire before ordering. As with all Citrus, cannot be shipped to many Western states or Florida.

40137 CLUSEA GUTTIFERA GUT HP TGH $ 7.50 Excellent dwarf cousin of the "Autograph Tree": freely-branched candelabra stems studded w/ apple green 4" long triangular lvs with waxy gloss. Handsome as bonsai; excellent houseplant tolerating low humidity.

40136 CLUSEA LANCEOLATA [HORT] GUT HP TGH $ 22.00 Thick propellar-shaped leaves; forms stilt roots with maturity. Similar to C. fluminensis but with angular stems set with the succulent foliage; easy, distinctive "Autograph Plant."

42247 COCCOLUBA UVIFERA POLYGO HP CGH $ 4.75 Handsome "Sea Grape" native to American sea shores, making an excellent indoor pot or conservatory tub plant. Leathery wide wavy-margined leaves develop red veins in sun; white fls followed by long purple berries.

53715 COPROSMA BLACK CLOUD RUB $ 6.25 Much branched busy wiry stemmed shrublet with an intricate lacework of small very dark teardrop leaflets forming a dark decorative cloud of chocolate hued foliage deepening to a rich purple brown with a chill in temperatures, perfectly foiling larger foliaged companion plants; furthermore, this cultivar (possibly the C. repens 'Yvonne' of New Zealand nurseries) has attracted the attention of tropical bonsai shapers because of its woody stems and very petite foliage. We are working hard to keep this in adequate stock.

41488 COPROSMA KIRKII VARIEGATA [HYB] RUB CGH HP $ 4.75 "Dwarf Mirror Plant" Dwarf densely branched willowy stems with small waxy lance leaves margined bright white; said to produce nearly translucent flowers dotted scarlet, which are followed by creamy white berries. C. acerosa x repens. Wonderful cascading from a hanging basket or from a summer windowbox; very popular with topiary designers as can readily be pinned to the mossed frame to form a wonderful peacock' s tail, or the white stripes of a zebra, and so on.

41487 COPROSMA REPENS BEATSON'S GOLD RUB CGH HP $ 4.75 "Golden Mirror Plant" Slim rigidly erect branches (rapidly side branching to form a pyramidal habit) cloaked in petite oblong leathery lvs centered in rich buttery yellow. New Zealand treasure tolerant of considerable chill, but requiring bright light to maintain form. Rapidly becoming popular as a bonsai subject due to twiggy stems cloaked with tiny lvs. Remarkable when paired with 'Black Cloud' in shaped standards.

41364 COROKIA COTONEASTER COR CGH HP $ 4.25 "Wire Netting Bush" or "Ghost Bush" spoon-shaped silvery-dusty leaves on wiry contorted stems with occasional tiny yellow star flowers followed by orange berries; name from the Maori.

59300 COROKIA VIRGATA [HYB] COR HP CGH $ 5.50 Wonderful New Zealand Cornus cousin with wiry upright wand of branchlets studded with glossy small leaves, wooly white beneath, and clusters of three orange flowers. Larger statured than the "Ghostbush," C. cotoneaster.

61698 COROKIA VIRGATA SUNSPLASH COR TGH CGH $ 15.00 New Aealand's twiggy upright shrub with the leathery small oval leaves richly variegated gold. Wiry branches eventually support weird yellow flowers (a Dogwood cousin) followed by cute red berries. Best in the cool Z8 greenhouse--a natural for the designers of poodle topped standards.

60291 CRASSULA TETRAGONA CRA HP TGH $5.50 "Chinese Pine" Stiff woody slim stems studded with spindle shaped needle leaves in four rigid ranks; white flowered native of the Eastern Cape is most effective grown in groups displayed in a small bonsai pot.

61008 CRASSULA WOODII CRA HP TGH $ 4.00 Petite tumbling tinkertoy stems set with multitudes of paired tiny fat leaflets; cute tuffet for a planter. Always popular as a key element of succulent wreaths. The perfect tuffet for the base of a succulent bonsai.

40169 CUPHEA HYSSOPIFOLIA LYT HP TGH $ 4.75 "Hawaiian Heather" everblooming lavender fls; compact bush.

41376 CUPHEA HYSSOPIFOLIA LINDA DOWNER LYT HP TGH $ 3.75 Compact laterally-branching cultivar of "Dwarf Hawaiian Heather" selected at Downer's Greenhouses with sprays of pure white flowers; the perfect companion for the purple flowered `compacta.' Good flowering indoor bonsai subject.

41333 CUPHEA HYSSOPIFOLIA PALEST PINKIE LYT HP TGH $ 3.50 A delicate color selection of the reliable "Hawaiian Heather" (a native of Guatemala, naturally) with very pale lilac ever blooming flowers on arched stems. In great demand.

42209 CUPHEA HYSSOPIFOLIA YATSUBUSA LYT HP $ 5.25 Foliage larger, lilac flowered color more intense than the more elegant 'Compacta', yet keeps lateral low growth habit; as this selection grows rapidly, it will always appeal to bonsai designers.

71198 CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS GOLD RYDER [HYB?] CUP HH $ 10.00 Fine golden foliage; wide upright habit; good in containers and perfect when grown in Camilla type culture.

88693 DENDRANTHEMA [CHRYSANTHEMUM] HATSU HIKARI COMP HT HH $ 5.50 This "Golden Cascade Mum" has the woody stem and petite very fingered foliage so admired by Japanese bonsai masters; even if not trained; late fall masses of chrome yellow blossoms--each a ruff surrounding a central tufted honeycomb. We have grown many Japanese cultivars over the years and this has proven the best performer with the least fuss and still reaching five feet or more for us with rather lackadaisical training discipline! Various of our bonsai fanciers regularly pinch this to encourage the development of a woody trunk of considerable character--especially successful with this mum cultivar as the leaves are already quite petite and the blossoms reduced. We have several with old woody stems five plus years old and holding well.

41880 DURANTA ERECTA [SPECIOSA] AUREO-MEDIA VER HP TGH $ 5.25 Unusual rare clone of "Skyflower" with each leaf center splashed golden ochre. Freely produced white blossoms. Excellent subject for small statured tropical bonsai, yet beautiful also as a windowsill plant or in a patio container.

57500 DURANTA ERECTA GOLD MOUND VER HP CGH $ 5.25 Low arching stems lined with lovely small solid golden lvs (pale lime in low light) forming the perfect golden gilded bonsai. Lovely as a windowsill plant expecially when producing its delicate wands of white flowers; a popular new outdoor shub in the warmer edge of the subtropics.

57476 DURANTA PLUMIERII GOLDEN EDGE VER HP CGH $ 8.00 Superbly flashy. Limber stems present showy buttery gold lvs, with central gray green flame, & terminate with purple elongated flower clusters, then gold berries. Excellent new Japanese selection of this Caribbean species.

41585 DURANTA PLUMIERII [REPENS] VARIEGATA VER HP TGH $ 12.00 "Ivory Margined Skyflower" Vining shrubs with woody out arching stems ranked with beautiful glossy toothed leaves with very wide creamy-white margins. The blue (fading to lilac) flower clusters are followed by yellow "Pigeon Berry" fruit. Caribe native. Foliage larger and flashier than the repens/erecta complex.

41254 DURANTA REPENS [ERECTA?] VARIEGATA VER CGH HP $ 6.50 "Variegated Skyflower" Serrated glossy small leaves splashed white. China blue flowers followed by bright "Pigeon Berry" fruit; more difficult to grow than its kin; variegation may disappear in warmer climates..

42142 DURANTA SPECIES DWARF VER TGH HP $ 5.00 Hansoti #26; possibly an extreme dwarf clone of D. repens (although Botanists now suggest that all are species erecta--bit of a contrast?), yet the sprays of delicate flowers are of rich lilac, not blue. Outstanding dependable pot plant from india currently gaining much popular favor with prunner armed bonsai fanciers. Most successful as a windowsill houseplant.

40234 ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS MACULATA ELEADOR ELA HH CGH $ 10.00 Frosted slate green leaves with bold yellow centers; variegated cultivar of the "Arbutus Shrub" hardy in the south, but best as "Golden Silverthorn" foliage plant for a cool location inside in the north were it still forms "Gumi-flower Red Berry."

40257 EXCOECARIA COCHINCHINENSIS EUP HP TGH $ 10.00 "Chinese Croton" Pairs of beautiful shiny lvs deep green on top, a brilliant laquered red beneath; arching woody stems. Outstanding houseplant, but like many spurges, sap is toxic, and thus called "Blindness Tree" in Southeast Asia. Easy. Has long enjoyed the distinction of being the cover plant of George Elbert's large tome on foliage plants, unfortunately now out of print.

Fig Trees and Bonsai (FICUS) for THE 2010 SEASON

The TROPICAL FIGS, unrivaled as imposing reliable houseplants, impressively trained standards or (as with the pumila group) premire topiary creepers; some members are most famous as terrarium subjects, others for windowsill containers & indoor bonsai. As we are never clear as to which others beyond the following modest offering will be available from time to time, why not try out a wide range from stranglers to creepers to bonsai stars.

99461 FIG FAMILY COLLECTION: One of the essential backbone genera for indoor plant groupings with a very wide range of habits and tolerances with numerous outstanding variegated selections. You may suggest that you would prefer species and hybrids appropriate for terrariums, standards, topiary, indoor gardening, bonsai, and so on--we've a wide range to select from. 5 plants @ $22.00
For the full list of Ficus species, click the following link.

66740FICUS BENJAMINA DUTCH TREAT MOR HP TGH $ 7.50 Extremely wee fig with lovely tiny shimmery lvs more twisted & petite than those of 'Too Little'; heavily branched selection for those mame creators for whom 'Too Little' is simply too big. Always a great favorite with bonsai trainers, newly popular for inclusion in terrarium landscapes as its scale is very miniature.

66980 FICUS BENJAMINA GOLD BIT MOR TGH HP $12.00 Very delicately statured with pertly curled tiny pale olive to lime green lvs with emerald brushings along the midrib. Difficult outside a terrarium. Best check before ordering, as can be in limited stock.
51732 FICUS BENJAMINA MINI LUCIE MOR HP TGH $ 20.00 The small statured "Serpentine Fig" with zigzagging woody glossy stems winged with deep green downturned small leather leaves. Unusual selection for the wavy gravy collector.

54387 FICUS BENJAMINA TOO LITTLE MOR HP TGH $ 12.00 The perfect miniature fig for indoor bonsai: thickly foliaged with tiny recurved glossy leaflets on twiggy branchlets. A great find by Jim Atchison, from whom this clone derives. Possibly the best place to start for an indoor bonsai experience if you anticipate needing some immediate positive stroking as a master of tropical bonsai--especially as the swollen roots help this survive a minor lapse in your watering schedule!

55647 FICUS BENJAMINA WIANDI MOR HT $ 15.00 Distinctive "Zig Zag" brances with glossy fluted leaves; has European patent. Exotic Angel Pat. 8929 for "Rainne" as the "Carribean Dwarf Banyan Tree"!! 'Wiandi' grows more vertically and produces smaller leaves than 'Rainee'.

40270 FICUS BUXIFOLIA (FICUS LINGUA) MOR HP TGH $ 15.00 "Boxwood Fig" Compact willowy branches loaded with tiny leathery elongated-triangle lvs; the petite stature, easy culture and early fruiting make this a traditional favorite for bonsai.The alternate name for this plant is Ficus lingua and this may be more correct. .

41260 FICUS FRED BOUTIN MOR HP CGH $ 5.00 Unique woody, twiggy low growing "character" trunks give this quirky Boutin hybrid of F. carica x pumila high marks with cascade bonsai trainers who also value its richly haired, quilted foliage. Availability irregular as this is somewhat winter dormant (not shedding foliage, but slowing growth)--needs high humidity like its carica parent to maintain good spidermite free foliage; loves a pole or wall to clamber like its pumila parent. Of most interest to collectors as Moraceae are notoriously difficult to hybridize as the blossoms face the center of the enclosed protofruit..

58324 FICUS MICROPHYLLA GOLDEN GATE MOR HP TGH $ 12.00 "Tiger Bark Fig" Excellent bonsai with short, branching trunk decoratively striped holding an array of small glossy bright toned leaves (not variegated). Excellent as a standard; perfect as a tropical bonsai.

40283 FICUS NATALENSIS $ 6.75 "Natal Fig" Small lvs on much-branched plants excellent in containers; if chilled, will enter a dormancy cycles--do not be alarmed for the elongated somewhat rhomboid lvs will soon emerge on new shoots. Please note that this species typically defoliates when shipped. A better greenhouse subject than a houseplant.

42140 FICUS NITIDA SINGAPORE MONSTROSE MOR HP TGH $ 18.00 Hansoti #24 Curious bonsai subject with thickened heavy, irregularly margined (outlined) foliage. Unsettling leathery appearance to some; a weird figal departure from normal figdom to others. Another of the treasures H. Hansoti brought to us from his collection in India forming a compact irregular shrublet given time and patience. Yes, collectors, this is once again in stock.

40290 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] QUERCIFOLIA MOR HP CGH TER $ 10.00 "Miniature Oakleaf Fig" Tiny deep green lvs are deeply lobed. Not only is the individual leaf considerably smaller than the species form but each dimpled leaf is deeply lobed as if a tiny oak shaped cookie cutter was at work overtime. More clumping than running in habit, this is the "to die for" choice for the sophisticated terrarium or the stunningly wee topiary only inches high. The crown jewel of the "Creeping Fig" cultivars.

94028 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] MOR HP TGH CGH $ 4.00 "Creeping Fig" clasping stems covered by small dark oval lvs used in topiary, terrariums, wall covers, hanging baskets. Yes, this is the remarkable wall cover used so dramatically and beautifully at Longwood Gardens. The basic dependable plant for covering any moss filled wired topiary form.

42019 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] CURLY MOR HP TERR $ 5.25 "Flame Leaf Creeping Fig" Quilted, irregularly lobed oakleaf with central chartreuse flame design; very open growth habit perfect for your terrarium. Known as 'Dorte' in Europe.

41881 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] SNOWFLAKE MOR HP TERR $ 4.75 Beautiful "Snowflake Fig" forms an overlapping mat made of irregularly lobed small glossy lvs with showy marginal bands of bright clear white. Show stopper known in Europe as 'Arina' or 'White Sunny.'

40293 FICUS RELIGIOSA MOR TGH CGH $ 8.25 "Bo Tree" or "Sacred Fig" Heart-shaped, very long-tailed leaves can be deciduous during winter; sacred to Hindus and Buddhists as "Peepul" or "Bohdi" enlightenment tree; thickened basal (caudiform) trunks form on these seedlings.

40301 FICUS SALICARIA (SALICIFOLIA) MOR HP TGH $ 9.50 "Willow Leaf Fig" Masses of narrow lvs (thus also called F. neriifolia as well as F. salicifolia) on upright dwarf multi-trunked trees; perfect bonsai. Roots are said to be chewed as a sterility cure in Zimbabwe! We make no guarantee on curative powers, but believe it an excellent container subject. Newly published under the name of Ficus Salicaria for which information we thank Derek Burch. Whatever its name, this shrubby freely branching beauty is at home in any bonsai pot; however, released into a larger pot or given free root run, this soon achieves wide handsome proportions at which point the beauty of the older bark becomes apparent.

40303 FICUS TRIANGULARIS [NATALENSIS LEPRIEURII] MOR HP TGH $ 15.00 "Triangle Bush" Flexible glossy branches hold interesting waxy triangular lvs with decorative clusters of tiny figs. New for the late 2010 and 2010 SEASON. There is a variegated form which we may be offering in the near future. See our Variegated Plant Gallery for the Malay Gold form of this plant.

59180 FUCHSIA ENCLIANDIA LOTTIE HOBBIE ONA CGH HH$ 5.25 Very tiny foliaged arched stems with bright tiny dark pink & cerise fls along their length; very miniature selection reputed to be winter hardy at least to Z7. Very popular with the bonsai & alpine greenhouse crowds! We prefer to ship this when the temperatures are moderate for sometimes it does not travel well without considerable leaf drop--a perfectly natural plant response to seasoned plantsmen, but an unnerving crisis to those new to growing. Naturally, it immediately leafs out just like most Pelargoniums after having survived the shock of a few days in a dark box.

42170 FUCHSIA MME. CORNELISSEN [HYB] ONA CGH HP HH $ 4.75 Beautifully arching woody slender stems with lanceolate lvs, thickly textured with dark reddish veins giving the foliage a blush hue; many delicate dangling single red tubed fls w/ red pointed sepals and white corollas with slim red veins. While the texture is petite, the eventual size of this chill tolerant "Irish Lady's Eardrop" can be considerable.

40321 GARDENIA JASMINOIDES RADICANS FLOREPLENO RUB HP CGH $ 5.00 "Dwarf Gardenia" Low shrub with tidy glossy dark green lvs paired on much-branched stems to beautifully frame lovely fragrant double white blooms; unlike florist types, this produces a few fls at a time, but throughout the year. Easy as a windowsill potplant; excellent as a low statured bonsai subject developing excellent bark and maintaining petite blackish green foliage, both important characteristics for such an undertaking.

42004 GARDENIA JASMINOIDES RADICANS MARGINED RUB HP CGH $ 12.00 Marvelous "Margined Mini Gardenia" Low petite shrub, which prefers a cool winter location, aflutter with small narrow waxy lvs, each boldly bordered waxy ivory white; lovely hauntingly fragrant white rose shaped blossoms. If grown indoors, we suggest you place on a pebble tray to maintain constant humidity levels. A seriously beautiful plant.

53391 GMELINA PARROT'S BEAK [HYSTRIX] VER TGG $ 6.75Woody stems with small attractively lobed leaves and terminal pendulous racemes of showy overlapping bracts and yellowish blossoms. Excellent container plant; try as a tropical bosai. A Genus from India on through the Philippines. Availability can be spotty--best to check before ordering as we do not like to send this out dormant.

54084 GREVILLEA ROBUSTA PRO HP CGH $ 5.50Reliable "Silky Oak Tree" from Queensland a popular ferny leaved potplant; when planted outdoors in Z10 or warmer can become a small tree with orange flowers. Japanese train as bonsai, "Kinu-kashi" as easily trained.

41161 HEDERA HELIX CONGLOMERATA ARAL HP HH CGH $ 4.25 Undulating leathery, blackish green leaves clasp stiff, often contorted, upright stems; forms semi-erect bush with time. The wavy (heart-shaped at base) leathery leaves survive our winter unscathed if situated away from winter sun and wind.

41162 HEDERA HELIX CONGLOMERATA ERECTA ARAL HP CGH $ 5.00 Nearly triangular, dark green lvs deeply grooved; the unique three-cornered lvs are held rigidly in two ranks on stiff erect stems. Quite evergreen when used as a shrublet in Zone 6 like us. Certainly develops one of the most unique (very extreme decorator) vertical outlines of any Ivy, all the more dramatic due to the extremely dark toned very leathery foliage. A wonderful pot plant for that chill windowsill too cold for violets or begonias.

41166 HEDERA HELIX DUCK FOOT ARAL HP CGH $ 4.00 Fantastic tiny mounds of miniature duckfoot-shaped leaves. Use as a tiny tuffet at the base of a bonsai; add to your terrarium, or encourage it over a mini-boulder in your rockery.

42115 HEDERA HELIX LITTLE DIAMOND ARAL CGH HH $ 6.25 Small-statured 'Kleiner Diamant' with diamond shaped gray splashed leaves with delicate white border. Very shrubby; a conversation piece small enough for the alpine house.

54504 HEDERA HELIX WILLIE ARAL HP CGH $ 5.75 Girard Nursery's name for this sophisticated "Bonsai Ivy" with each deeply cut leathery leaf segment (typically 5) entwined short stems studded with foliaged spur growths. Very small tuffets develop--thus a terarium favorite as well.

40374 ILEX DIMORPHOPHYLLA AQU HP CGH $ 5.00 "Tropical Holly' Tiny crinkled shiney leathery leaves on compat woody branches; from Okinawa, this is intollerant of frost, making it a perfect window houseplant. Juvenile foliage form.

40420 JASMINUM PARKERI OLE HH CGH HP $ 10.00 "Himalayian Bonsai" Low twiggy mounds of tiny pinnate leaves & seasonal yellow flowers; trains into bonsai; traditional rock garden plant in subtropic climates (this Northwest India Z7-10 native survives winter here; suffering complete die-back outdoors only during severe winters with multiple nights below 0 degrees F). Very mild fragrance detected by those with advanced imaginations.

60921 KALANCHOE ARBORESCENS CRA GH $ 6.75 Erect, perpendicularly branched slim woody stems punctuated by small succulent leaves and (with maturity) mauve pink winter flowers. The small dark green succulent paddle leaves stud the dividing erect woody stems as a miniature tree-like woody trunk gradually develops. Distinct and handsome (eventually reaching considerable dimensions, altho the leaves remain small), demanding only good light, adequate moisture and a shallow bonsai pot to make a statement on the succulent bonsai table.

72840 LIGUSTRUM LEMON & LIME OLE HH CGH $ 8.00 Lovely shrublet of uncertain origin quickly self branching to form a wide (yet petite in appearance) outline of tiny glossy leaves with crimped wavy edges nicely variegated. Should be a valuable new candidate for bonsai.

42156 NASHIA INAGUENSIS VER TGH HP $ 6.25 "Bahana Berry" Tiny crinkled fleshy lvs, with lovely mint fragrance, on rigid much-branched twiglets emerging from woody trunks--perfect tropical bonsai; the orange berries (following petite verbenia-shaped cream fls) adds vanilla flavor to Moujean tea. Also used in topiary as the flexible stems will follow the contours of any moss filled wire form or driftwood surface and the tiny lvs remain shingled on the surface.

40685 OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS OLE TGH CGH $ 10.00 "Sweet Olive" Leathery-leaved shrub; clusters of small white fls emit a delightful rare fragrance "blending jasmine, ripe apricots & gardenia" used in China to scent tea. Himalayan native's leaf edges burn if humidity insufficient or if watered with a source high in salts or a watersoftener. Not a houseplant unless sufficient humidity is provided.

40689 OSMANTHUS HETEROPHYLLUS GOSHIKI OLE HP CGH $ 10.00 Holly-mimic lvs richly mottled in creamy gold; very rare cv. known as `Goshiki-Hiiragi' in Japan. This "Freckled False Holly" makes an excellent container plant; hardy in deep South. It is also often used for indoor bonsai subjects for it adapts very well to smaller pots and dwarfing.

40688 OSMANTHUS HETEROPHYLLUS VARIEGATUS OLE HP CGH $ 5.00 Broad regular cream margins on holly-mimic lvs--very popular as an indoor Christmas houseplant. This fragrant-flowering species is listed as O. ilicifolius in many books.

53526PEPEROMIA BAMBOO STALKS [SPECIES] PIP HP TGH $ 7.25 Bright curved oval one-inch long leaves in two ranks on short erect stems with attractive swollen bamboo-like leaf nodes. Very attractive in tiny bonsai pots.

41109 PLECTRANTHUS ECKLONII ERMA LAB CGH HP $ 4.25 Thick succulent trunk bases swell from season to season into fissured caudexes; spade-shaped leaves. Pink to violet hooked tubular flowers give name, "Cockspur Flower." Trim back severely after bright early through midwinter bloomspikes fade. Very popular with lovers of caudiforms.

66921 PLECTRANTHUS ERNESTII LAB CGH HP $ 4.25 The thickly caudiform "Bonsai Mint" with thick small felted leaves, violet beneath; mauve flowers. Grow in a shallow container and allow the tuberous roots to develop above soil level.

40827 PODOCARPUS GRACILIOR [ELONGATUS] POD HP TGH $ 5.00 "Weeping Yellowwood" Thin long leathery leaves beautifully weep on cascading branches; very graceful specimen houseplant. More correct as Afrocarpus gracilior

59258 PODOCARPUS HENKELII POD CGH HP $ 6.00 Beautiful Natal species with lustrous weeping broad needles spirally arranged on furrowed shoots; good in containers, as a specimen the dark gray bark exfoliates in long strips. Newly popular as a bonsai subject; also excellent as a long term subject for a standard. Zone 10.

40830PODOCARPUS NAGI POD CGH HH $ 12.00 "Broad leaf Yellow-Wood" from the Ryukyu Islands with broad leathery leaves (resembling the foliage of Agathis) on stiff stems of sub tropical tree. Slow growing very rarely offered species.

56236 POGONATHERUM CRINITUM GRA HP CGH $ 6.50 "German Bamboo" A lovely grass of great delicacy with fast clumping erect Bamboo-like stalks reaching a foot height; these branched stalks are clothed with sea-green slim leaf blades. Fabulous when displayed as a bonsai; customers in the subtropics inform us this is a most successful thickly clumped vertical vase perfectly accenting any border design. This "Bamboo Grass" is now listed in Poaceae.

55665 POGONATHERUM CRINITUM VARIEGATUM GRA TGH HP $ 10.00 "Striped Bonsai Grass" This tropical grass forms a tight thicket of short erect stalks topped with a haze of slim yellow striped glaucous blades. Looks like a clump of giant bamboo, only this is a foot tall. A tip of the hat to Barry Yinger who shared this with us initially--it has since earned a place on the indoor windowsill, in the small scaled bog, with other ornate containers on the deck, and even in bonsai shows, having won over a number of our customers in a very short time. (We soon hope to have enough of the white striped version of this winner to offer.)

42344 POGONATHERUM CRINITUM WHITE STRIPES GRA HP CGH $ 8.50 Charmng thickly clumped "Bonsai Bamboo" tropical grass with the tiny slim leaf blades pinstriped bright white; rare. Beautiful as a psuedo-bamboo in bonsai pot. China-Austrailia cousin of Saccharm with whitish spikelets.

49479 POGONATHERUM PUNICEUM GRA HP TGH $ 6.75 A charming "Bamboo Mimic" for typical situations: the very tightly clumping short stems arch out elegantly under the weight of richly green overlapping leaf blades--blades which are considerably wider and more dramatic than P. crinitum cultivar.

40856 PUNICA GRANATUM NANA PUN CGH HP $ 5.00 "Dwarf Pomegranate" Bright double orange flowers resembling nodding papery carnations followed by small edible fruit; very cool winter condition imperative for best production of spring blossoms--but do not allow to freeze. Handsome and dependable in any bonsai pot as soon forms a stout woody trunk and the foliage always remains dimunitive. Asian herb extensively utilized to treat mouth sores, diarrhea, and a multitude of other ills. Certainly one of the easiest small fruiting shrublets quite content with container culture.

41810 PUNICA GRANATUM NOCHI SHIBORI PUN CGH HH $10.00 Brookside #1471. Showy double red flowered "Queen's Pocketmelon" fading to a dark rose crepe; large pomegranate fruit. Will grow to a considerable height, best staked to form a standard.

41808 PUNICA GRANATUM TOYOSHO PUN CGH HH $10.00 Brookside Gardens Collection #1477. Columnar habit; giant crepe petatled soft apricot blossoms shaped like a giant double carnation on upright shrub. Needs to reach some stature before it starts to produce blossoms, unlike the dwarf cultivars. Check availability before ordering.

40858 PUNICA GRANATUM VARIEGATA PUN CGH HH $12.00 "Carnation-flowered Pomegranate" Pink mottled bubbled lvs on erect, striped stems; rare clone imported from Japan with remarkable double crepe-textured scarlet blossoms appearing on mature specimens. Much sought-after by collectors.Variegation remains throughout the season but is shaded with pinks in the spring.

71152 ROSA SI ROS HH CGH $ 10.00 "Bonsai Rose" Minature short woody stems support congested puffs of impossibly tiny glossy leaves topped with very demure tinsy light pink windmill flowers. Popular with lightgardeners; creators of tiny magical bonsai, and trough gardeners.

11416 SELAGINELLA FAIRY PLUME [SPECIES] SEL HP CGH $ 3.50 Unidentified species from Southeast Asia with slim erect stems arching at top under weight of chartreuse plumes--possibly a compact form of S. victoriae. Must have rest period mid-winter; may reach one foot in height if given enough time.

11472 SELAGINELLA PLANA SEL TERR TGH $ 4.25 Strong erect stems hold bright branched fans of shimmery foliage. Very distinctive beautiful "Spikemoss Cypress" species achieving more dramatic height than most of the tropical "Clubmosses." Certainly not "creepy." Unmatched for giving an exceptionally elegant vertical effect in a wardian case or larger terrarium; but remember that this is very tropical and thus, unlike various Selaginella species offered here, is not tolerant of chill.

40917 SERISSA FOETIDA FLORAPLENA RUB HP CGH $5.75 Miniature-statured woody shrub with interlacing twigs bear tiny glossy green leaves in pert pairs and cute double white flowers tucked along the stems. The "Double flowered Snow Rose" much valued as the bonsai "Kochok" because with time it gradually takes on the character of aged trees. Quite a treat when in bloom.

42136 SERISSA FOETIDA PINK FAIRY RUB HP TGH $ 5.25 Hansoti #18. Marvelous compact selection with distinctly fastigate habit and reduced lvs; lovely pink blossoms. Very vigorous selection good in a sunny window. Also successful trained as a staked standard, achieving an appearance similar to that of a staked Myrtus.

40920 SERISSA FOETIDA VARIEGATA PINK SWAN RUB HP CGH $ 5.75 Wide magenta-pink tubular fls perfect against margined lvs. This pink flowered clone may be identical to S. `Tancho' & to `Ahiro Pink.' Already a basic for indoor bonsai. Known in Japan as `Tanchio Yatsubusa.'

41801 SERISSA FOETIDA YATSUBUSA-KYOTA RUB HP CGH $ 7.75 Very dwarf fastigate twiggy habit with tiny leaves; unique tiny long-tubed white semi-erect flowers with narrow pointed tips. Choice "Kyoto Snow Rose" used in mame bonsai as "Kyoto Kochoki"--this is the difficult one as needs higher humidity than its kith & kin; nonetheless, certainly the most impressive as a bonsai. Please note that these will be small plants when they arrive at your home because this is a miniature form.

66780 URENA LOBATA [PROCUMBENS] ROSE NEWMAN MAL TGH HP $ 5.25 This small shrub collection from China by Robert Newman of one of the "Asian Snowflake Mallows" sports very beautiful lobed lvs of pale ochre dramatically banded in dark green; demure lilac mini-hibiscus blossoms line the stems early winter. Thus a good winter greenhouse or plantroom candidate; while always an excellent foliage plant for summer beds and containers.

69016 WISTERIA FRUTESCENS AMETHYST FALLS LEG HH CGH $ 8.50 Remarkable selection of our "Southern Wisteria" this quickly forms heavy bonsai-worthy sinuous trunks with ornate pinnate foliage foiling the beautiful pendant clusters of closely packed blue pea flowers on new growth (not on last season's wood like the rest). Excellent container or tub plant for the cool greenhouse; seems tol be hardy outdoors here as well. Nonetheless if you are growing this in a bonsai or ming pot, the roots should be protected from protracted freezing and thus you would need to stash your dormant Wisteria in a cool corner of your greenhouse or very deep coldframe: and that is why we list this in the tropical plant section.

40978 ZAMIA FISCHERII ZAM GH $12.00 "Fern Leaf Zamia" or "Fish Tail Zamia" Spindle trunks with thin, leathery shiny pinnate leaves giving air of elegance. mexican native.

41295 ZAMIA PUMILA [FURFURACEA] ZAM GH $12.00 "Cardboard Palm" Very handsome golden brown tomentum covers the surface of the oblong hard leaflets on this thick, fat- trunked cycad. Must have sun light to maintain sculptural beauty.

30446 ZAMIOCULCAS LANCEOLATA ARAC HP TGH $ 8.00 "Aroid Palm" Very thick purpled petioles hold ranks of waxy succulent leaves on outarched thick succulent stems. This elegant plant is one of the few desert aroids. Beware that the leaflets typically shatter when shipped--just tuck them into a rooting mix and each will form a plantlet.

THE CAUDICIFORM BONSAI SUBJECT

Called the Caudiform Collection, this season we are expanding the idea of fat bottomed bonsai into succulent bonsai--drawing from a considerablee diversity of plant families and including some quite rare species & hybrids. Nonetheless, if you specifically want only caudex forming plants, state this and we will pull accordingly, expecially as many caudiform plants are listed on the website, but not in this area. The group that follows indicates the range of plant families and Genera to consider.

99027 CAUDIFORM AND TROPICAL BONSAI COLLECTION: Diverse group of fat bottomed plants from a considerable range of plant families to give you a taste of the astounding range of these easily grown succulents; OR a group of succulent plants (such as Portulacaria, Ficus, Crassula portulacea cvs, Peperomia, & Euphorbia very successful as TROPICAL SUCCULENT BONSAI included with the purely caudiform species. State your interests. 10 plants @ $48.00

60485 ADENIA GLAUCA PAS TGH $ 12.50 Swollen caudiform stems topped with annual viney stems with glaucous-gray fingered leaves; pink flowers.

60502 ADENIUM OBESUM MULTIFLORUM [A. MULTIFLORUM] APO HP TGH $ 7.00 "Impala Lily" Fat swollen trunks taper into stubby branches with spiral lvs and white funnel flowers edged crimson.

68362 BEAUCARNEA RECURVATA AGA HP CGH $ 5.00 Distinctive species of "Bottle Ponytail" with lush thick foliage of grassy green forming a thick fountain of arching leaf blades atop the thick trunk which arises from the dramatic swollen base. A plant more tolerant of neglect and abuse does not come to mind.

60716 BOMBAX ELIPTICUM BOM HP CGH $ 5.75 The famous Mexican "Silk Floss Tree" makes a handsome potted caudiform subject with emerging red leaves handsomely designed; planted outside in the tropics this thick trunked tree rapidly develops considerable stature, displaying bundles of rose pink "Shaving Brush" silky stamens. Excellent indoors for those of us not gardening in the tropics.

60558 BURSERA FAGAROIDES BUR HP CGH $ 12.00 Named for the pinnate leaves resemblence to the Prickly-Ash family such as fellow West-indian native, the Satinwood. Heavy trunks topped by interlaced limber stems with strong fragrance, thus the "Mexican Frankinensense Shrub." Fabulous in the greenhouse succulent collection; handsome as a sunny windowsill potplant; always popular among bonsai fanciers as the leaves remain petite and the trunk becomes more and more swollen with fascinating bark.

65091 CALIBANUS HOOKERI LIL HP TGH $ 6.00 Large corky caudex of a Ponytail; but multi-headed tufts of semi-glaucous leathery lvs. Central Mexico.

60950 CEPHALOPENTANDRA ECIRROSA GH $ 12.50 Curcubitaceae. Tuberous tubercled swollen caudiform root--absolutely attractively ugly enough to win the heart and soul of any caudiform collector. Very odd pickle native to Uganda.

60906 CRASSULA OVATA OBLIQUA CALIFORNIA RED TIP CRA CGH HP $7.25 Distinctive slow growing "Red Rimmed Jade Tree" with a subtle hue of purplish-red on the fat leaves' rims (when given bright light to full sun). Paired rimmed leaves on stout woody trunks; but without intense light, cool winter conditions and very limited fertilizer, the color will quite likely not develop.

60272 CRASSULA OVATA PALLIDA [HORT] CRA HP CGH $ 12.00 "Silver Jade Tree" Not really silver, but leaves of a pallid rine-gray tone. Another unusual Hummel selection rarely offered as grows very slowly--not to be confused with the similarly colored C. arborescens undulatifolia.

60284 CRASSULA PORTULACEA CONVOLUTA GOLLUM CRA HP $ 5.50 "Trumpet Jade" Stiff short woody trunks support tufts of bizarre leaves so fused that only a curious trumpet fish-mouth remains at the tip--rather like E.T.'s fingers! The cute name once again makes sense to customers thanks to current blockbuster films.

60285 CRASSULA PORTULACEA CONVOLUTA HOBBIT CRA HP CGH $ 7.50 Each leaf is rolled in from the sides and nearly fused into various bizarre forms of fat unrolled cigarettes. Popular conversation piece.

67025 EUPHORBIA CAPSAINTMARIENSIS EUP HP TGH $ 12.50 SOLD OUT UNTIL SPRING 2010 From flat richly colored wide turnip caudex arise silvery gray stubby branches tipped with undulant red-green lvs; ocher cyathophylls emphasize the foliar tones. Among the most successful small caudiforms for the windowsill or litegarden.

67374 EUPHORBIA CYLINDRIFOLIA CYLINDRIFOLIA EUP $ 8.50 Distinctive dwarf species w/ short stems topped with short terete deep green semi-glossy foliage; perfect under lights.

67078 EUPHORBIA CYLINDRIFOLIA TUBERIFERA EUP HP TGH $ 14.50 Seedlings develop wide attractive caudiform base over which grow corky-patterned stubby stems ranked with fat tiny boat lvs (terete to a fault). Develops splendidly under artificial lights; especially successful at winning shows when presented in a small low bonsai pot.

67081 EUPHORBIA DECARYII DECARYII [NOVA] EUP HP TGH $ 6.00 Formerly offered as Euph.`Hummel Clone.' Both the stubby stem and the thick leaves are sugary rine-gray. Larger statured than E.d. spirosticha. Handsome in small bonsai pot.

67080 EUPHORBIA DECARYII SPIROSTICHA EUP HP TGH $ 5.00 Wonderful Madagascar native with miniature corky rine-gray spiralling stems and thick dark crinkled fleshy lvs with raised veins; cyathophylls typically soft tan, down-turned. Glorious in a small bonsai pot.

67294 EUPHORBIA DELPHINENSIS EUP HP TGH $ 10.00 SOMETIMES LIMITED AVAILABILITY Silvery muted stems gently arch to display oval distinctively deeply colored blunt rubbery lvs and modest green cyathophylls tipped red.

67091 EUPHORBIA FRANCOISII EUP HP TGH $ 6.50 Low, nearly prostrate Madagascar species with tiny white ranks of soft spines on stubby stems topped with wildly varied thick lvs from silver to emerald to pink, shaped like diamond or violins or terete sabers, or fairy javelins; cyathiums range from green to pink to yellow. Certainly the most popular (and shamelessly easy to grow) of the dwarf Madagascar tribe, a number of customers have added more and more of the endlessly varied leaf forms and leaf colors to a lite garden (in which conditions the jade like waxy lvs develop astounding color saturation), to a windowsill collection (which, like the Haworthia collections) begins to look like a foliar version of a glass paperweight assemblage, or to an array of equisite low jade foliaged mounds of theme and variation in the hobby greenhouse. Best colors when protected from searing sunlight levels.

61002 EUPHORBIA GEROLDII EUP HP TGH CGH $ 8.75 "Everblooming Spurge" Elegant upright branching stems are cloaked with dark toned rubbery leaves perfectly framing the rich red cyathophylls (the "blossoms") which aare produced with full light, even warmth, and good fertilizer.

66799 EUPHORBIA LEALI [HORT] EUP HP CGH $ 6.50 Habit of a rine gray beharensis with many cute rosy salmon blossoms with cute teardrop leaves.

67127 EUPHORBIA KNUTHII EUP HP TGH $ 4.50 Very attractive gnarled caudex toped with angled cascading stems with gray-green central stripes. very easy to grow. Beautifully displayed in an oval bonsia pot so you can win best of show. An excellent introduction to the world of caudex plants.

67313 EUPHORBIA ROSSII EUP HP TGH $ 12.00 Very compact "Crown-of-thorns" with thickly-set down-curved gray spines on basal-branching stems with tiny spaghetti lvs; red to yellow-green cyathophylls.

67545 EUPHORBIA SAKARAHENSIS EUP TGH HP $ 8.00 Stocky richly rouged stems are cloaked with rubbery rounded lvs (similar to delphinensis), each braced by paired spines; lovely small bright lime fls. Bonsai potential.

40673 OPERCULICARYIA DECARYI COMMI TGH HP $ 75.00 "Madagascar Bonsai" Remarkably thickened trunks with striking diamond-shaped outswellings of bark support semi-cascading stems with a filigree of black-green pinnate leaflets. Unique specimen. These have been established in pots several years and are quite impressive.

60526 PACHYPODIUM BREVICAULE APO TGH $ 20.00 The marvelous cowpie plant with leaves and bright large yellow periwinkle flowers. This stone like branches caudiform demands perfect drainage. These are young seedlings.

60534 PACHYPODIUM SAUNDERSII APO HP TGH $ 12.50 "Star of Lundi" Thick clubfoot caudiform bases--smooth bark of silver-gray--taper to branches covered with spur shoots covered with deciduous deep green lvs, each flanked with needle-like spines; white flared blossoms. South Africa. Ask about our specimen size plants.

53526PEPEROMIA BAMBOO STALKS [SPECIES] PIP HP TGH $ 7.25 Bright curved oval one-inch long leaves in two ranks on short erect stems with attractive swollen bamboo-like leaf nodes. Very attractive in tiny bonsai pots.

60551 PORTULACARIA AFRA POR HP CGH $ 4.75 "Elephant Bush" A natural for pseudo-bonsai with knobbed tan-reddish stems and sparry branches clasped by small jade lvs--forms a dense bush with time. South African valued in Japanese bonsai as "Zo-Yabu."

60782 PORTULACARIA AFRA GOLD POR HP TGH] $ 7.75 "Golden Elephant Bush" New leaves emerge completely golden ochre, fade to bright lime. Certainly a visual treat in any hobby greenhouse display of succulents.

60553 PORTULACARIA AFRA MACROPHYLLA POR HP TGH $5.75 Much larger variety of "Elephant Bush" with gray-green lvs and sparcer branching. Rare.

60554 PORTULACARIA AFRA VARIEGATA POR HP TGH $4.25 "Rainbow Bush" Reddish-brown stems beautifully foil the succulent small jade leaves with cream edges developing a pink- violet tone in high light, with carmine rim. Handsome.

60574 SENECIO FULGENS COMP HP CGH $ 5.50 "Scarlet Kleinia" A truely big-bottomed daisy with swollen caudiform base supporting thick stems bending under spirals of succulent toothed lvs dusted blue (violet pruinose in full sun); large striking red paint-brush flowers. Natal native demanding very perfect drainage and sunny location.
60604 SENECIO TUBEROSUS COMP HP CGH $ 4.25 Elaborate several-sectioned caudiform tuberous bases send up slim stems usually toppling under the small gray leaves. A good starting point plant to see if you wish to start a collection of caudex plants for this fat daisy has no dormancy cycle, no fear of full sun or part shade, and no dilemmas over the possibly irregular watering habits of its master.

THE TRADITIONAL HARDY BONSAI PLANT

The most typical of the bonsai subject. The group that follows indicates the range of plant families and Genera to consider.

99022 BONSAI STARTER COLLECTION--10 TEMPERATE ZONE TREES & SHRUBS: This includes starters of Ulmus {'Elms'}, Hedera, Dendranthemum, Nandina, Cotoneaster, Acer {'Maples'}, conifers (such qw Chamaecyprus, Cryptomeria, Thuja, Juniperus, Thujopsis, etc), Lonicera nitida cultivars, and others in starter sizes for cooler zones. We can also select from Buxus, Cotoneaster, Euonymous, Ginko, Lagerstromia, Ligustrum (male clone dwarf), Lonicera, Pleioblastus, Rosa 'Si,' Rhodendron (dwarf Azalea), Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls,' Jasminum parkeri, dwarf Salix, Securinega, Ruta, Ilex crenata dwarfs, and so forth. 10 plants @ $45.00

For hardy ground covers, try Acorus, Frankenia, Hypericum dwarf types, Lysimachia, Pratia, Reineckia, Ophiopogon.

HARDY PLANTS AND CULTIVARS OFTEN USED FOR BONSAI
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Acer Species, Maples & Japanese Maples
Buxus Species, Boxwoods
Cotoneaster Species, Smokebushes
Cryptomeria Species
Chamaecyparis Species, Cedar, Arbor-vitae
Equisetum Species, Horsetails
Euonymous Species
Ginkgo Species
Ilex crentata cvs., Miniature Hollies
Juniperus Species, Juniper Plants
Ligustrum, Dwarf Male Privet
Lonicera nitida cvs., Protstrate Honeysuckle
Nandina Species, Heavenly Bamboo
Phyllostachys Species, Bamboo
Picea Species, Spruce
Pinus Species, Pine
Pleioblastus Species, Bamboo
Pyracantha Species, Firethorn
Salix Species, Miniature Willows
Sasa & Sasaella Species, Bamboo
Thuja & Thujopsis Species, Arbor-vitae
Ulmus Species, Elms

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