Plant Catalogue 2019 / For more information visit: fitzgerald-nurseries.com

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1 Plant Catalogue 2019 / 2020 For more information visit: fitzgerald-nurseries.com

2 Index EverColor 4 MyPlant 7 Plant Production 12 Variety Development 13 Irish Primroses 17 The Chef s Farm 20 FitzGeraldNurseries PatFitzGerald PatrickJosephFitzGerald NB Cold hardiness temperatures should only be used as guidelines as hardiness is subject to duration and various local conditions. FitzGerald Nurseries Ltd takes no responsibility for accuracy of these guideline temperatures and temperatures quoted are not relevant to production conditions. Notes: PBR Propagation strictly prohibited without prior authorisation from the breeder Name protected by European Trademark For more information visit: 2 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com

3 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com Welcome Welcome to our 2019 / 2020 catalogue and thank you for your business during We hope 2019 is at least as positive as 2018 and the industry continues along a positive growth path. We cannot go too far these days without mentioning Brexit, but I am happy to say I believe we have done all possible to ensure we are prepared. We export to many countries outside of Europe already and I believe we have acquired the specific know how and disciplines to deal with whatever comes our way. We have been working on ensuring our plants will be widely available in the UK and continue working relationships with other UK young plant companies in a positive collaboration. On continental European, USA and Japanese markets we have experienced growth on all ranges this year and we continue to use Netherlands as our shipping hub for EU and direct shipping from Dublin to USA and Japan by air. We are continuing to strengthen our ranges of high impact, hardy foliage plants for containers and all of these are ideal for a UK / Ireland climate as well as continental European conditions. Bio-security has been a continual focus for us over the last 5 years. As we evolve our strategy as a niche specialist producer, we apply tight, self-imposed as well as national and EU regulations and only plants raised from tissue culture are brought onto the nursery from external sources. All our EverColor and other big line mother plants for cuttings and division are produced in our own facilities in Ireland. Since December 2018 our EverColor brand is now officially accepted as an EU registered trademark. Strong interest has remained in vibrant, easy care patio container foliage plants for solitary and mixed planters and our EverColor series is going from strength to strength internationally and sales numbers growing positively. Consumers generally are showing more interest in health benefits of plants and plantbased food and we are evolving product lines to work with this trend. Our new Paradise sweet potato range being one of these initiatives. Keep tuned in as we evolve more programs that add value to the consumers spend as well as our nursery client s margins. Last year s catalogue introduction mentioned our track record in innovation and I am pleased to say we continue to evolve new products and place new product development at the forefront of our daily effort. We can improve this effort still as a specialist focus and we have structured our business to do so in the last twelve months putting more specialization into our food crop development which we will have more news about later in This year we will also roll out a new website and branding in our company and this work is well under way. Our laboratory and nursery research continues to progress and to evolve new plant lines for the coming years. We have added more lines and increased the volume capabilities to respond to demand and new consumer opportunities. I am looking forward to 2019 as a year of great change but constant gradual progress in line with a clear changing consumer demand, led by some fundamental shifts in consumer knowledge access, some positive, some misleading the consumer. You are very welcome to discuss any of your specific requirements regarding plants or trend collaborations with us directly. We look forward to working with you in the future and engaging with you to help in any way we can in the coming years. Pat FitzGerald Managing Director

4 EverColor In season we introduced our branded EverColor collection which was the culmination of 8 years work on this range and the end of a beginning for this branded range of sedges. I am pleased to introduce during 2019 another selection of EverColor called Everglow, especially for Autumn containers. The collection now comprises of 10 different Carex selections developed at FitzGerald Nurseries. This fantastic collection can be grown at low temperatures in well ventilated conditions through the winter making it a low energy crop. We can share our growing tips with our young plant customers. For the grower the EverColor collection presents a fantastic, easy to grow, uniform and programmable group of plants for seasonal offer in a range of pot sizes. EverColor varieties can be marketed in 2L, 3L or 5L containers for use as patio plant, single planter specimens or instant landscape solutions. In 10,5cm EverColor can be used in combination with spring, summer or autumn planters with Heuchera, Viola, Primula or other container bedding plants. For the consumer the EverColor is a collection of easy to grow, colourful foliage plants ideal for using in containers, living walls and garden borders alone or in combination with seasonal flowering plants. 4

5 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com EverColor Carex morrowii Everglow PBR EU 2017/3088 Carex oshimensis Evercream ( Ficre ) PBR EU EU Carex oshimensis Everdi PBR 0,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Orange and green variegated, 0,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Cream and green variegated, 0,20 x 0,20m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Deep green, Carex oshimensis Carex oshimensis Evergreen PBR Carex oshimensis Everillo Everest ( Fiwhite ) PBR EU ,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Lush green, EU ,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI White and green variegated, 0,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Chartreuse, Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 5

6 EverColor Carex oshimensis Everlime PBR Carex oshimensis Everlite Carex oshimensis Everoro EU ,50 x 0,50m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Lime and green variegated, 0,20 x 0,20m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Cream and green variegated, 0,30 x 0,30m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Gold and green variegated, Carex oshimensis Eversheen PBR EU ,30 x 0,30m Mound forming Brown flower spikes, IV - VI Lime and green variegated, Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 6

7 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com MyPlant It is now over 10 years since MyPlant was voted best garden plant concept by European Garden press members at Plantarium We were of course delighted and honoured by this prestigious award however with the great economic crash that followed we had to bear down and work hard to ensure this niche range and our MyPlant brand kept its philosophy and core focus on plants with attributes in keeping with this philosophy. Most of these plants are produced from tissue culture. This makes them more expensive as young plants than cutting produced plants but fetching a premium in retail environment returning more profit. Our MyPlant collection brings together a range of dramatic, functional and colourful patio container plants and high impact foliage plants. These plants can be used to great effect in small garden spaces and drought tolerance has been considered in the selection process, especially for our container plant selections. MyPlant is our focus for innovation in those special plants for which FitzGerald Nurseries has become known in many markets. We look forward to introducing many more wonderful trend setting plants through our MyPlant category over the coming years. MyPlant is more than a name. It has become a process for the business to evaluate, trial and develop these very different plants and bring them to our customers worldwide. 7

8 MyPlant Agapanthus africanus Twister ( Ambic01 ) PBR Agapanthus campanulatus Brilliant Blue ( Aga04051 ) PBR EU EU EU Agapanthus praecox Blue Storm TM ( Atiblu ) PBR 0,50m (0,75m incl. flowers) Bicoloured white & blue, VII - IX Green, deciduous Full sun, well -5 C 0,65m (incl. flowers) Deep blue, VII - IX Green, deciduous Full sun, well -5 C 0,50m (0,75m incl. flowers) Blue, VII - IX Green, Full sun, well -5 C Agapanthus praecox Sea Storm TM ( Atisea ) PBR EU 2016/1252 EU ,50m (0,75m incl. flowers) Blue, VII - IX Green, Full sun, well -5 C Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus TM PBR Snow Storm 0,50m (0,75m incl. flowers) White, VII - IX Green, Full sun, well -5 C campanulatus Thunder Storm TM 0,50m (0,75m incl. flowers) Blue, VII - IX Cream/green variegated, Full sun, well -5 C 8

9 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com MyPlant Astelia x nervosa Silver Shadow PBR Astelia nivicola Son of Red Devil PBR EU EU Application Pending EU Canna hybrid Tropicanna TM 1,00 x 1,20m White flowers, insignificant, IV - V Metallic silver, Full sun, well -5 C 0,80 x 0,60m, upright Bronze red with silver, Full sun, well -5 C 1,50 x 0,50m Orange, VI - X Multicoloured, deciduous Full sun to semi shade, moist soil 0 C Canna hybrid Tropicanna TM Gold ( MACtro ) PBR Canna hybrid Tropicanna TM Black ( Lon01 ) PBR EU EU EU Choiysa x dewitteana White Dazzler ( Londaz ) PBR 1,50 x 0,50m Golden yellow, VI - X Green and gold striped, deciduous Full sun to semi shade, moist soil 0 C 1,50 x 0,50m Red, VI - X Black, deciduous Full sun to semi shade, moist soil 0 C 1,20 x 1,00m Bushy, compact White flowers, fragrant, IV V & VIII - IX Palmately divided dark green, Full sun, sheltered, moist, fertile soil -18 C Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 9

10 MyPlant Cordyline australis Burgundy Spire ( Jel01 ) PBR Cordyline australis Charlie Boy ( Ric01 ) PBR Cordyline australis Little Star PBR EU EU EU Application Pending 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Broad, burgundy, Full sun, well 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Pink and red variegated, Full sun, well 0,50 x 0,50m Trunk forming, compact Not in Northern Europe Red, Full sun, well Cordyline australis Red Comet 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Red, Full sun, well Cordyline australis Red Star 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Red, Full sun, well Cordyline australis Sunset 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Green, red mid rib, Full sun, well 10

11 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com MyPlant Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler 2,50 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Green and cream variegated, Full sun, well Cordyline obtecta SuperStar ( Albatross ) PBR EU 2018/0308 EU ,00 x 1,00m Trunk forming Not in Northern Europe Broad black, Full sun, well Daphne x odora Perfume Princess ( DapJur01 ) PBR 1,20 x 1,00m Upright Pink/white, fragrant, III - IV Dark green, Semi shade to full sun, moist, fertile soil -15 C Fascicularia bicolor 0,50 x 0,50m Metallic blue, IX- X Silver green, red bracts, -10 C / Rockery Libertia ixioides Goldfinger ( Nngf2 ) PBR 0,50 x 0,50m Metallic blue, IX- X Silver green, red bracts, / Rockery Libertia ixioides Taupo Sunset PBR EU EU ,60 x 0,60m White star like flowers, V - VI Green, yellow, orange & red, Full sun to semi shade, moist, fertile soil Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 11

12 Plant Production Over 28 years of production we have gone through phases of change reflecting market demand changes and competitiveness. As a company operating on the edge of Europe FitzGerald Nurseries more than any company in the industry must always be conscious of our need to innovate. This consciousness has continually driven the ethos and the need for innovation: Necessity is the mother of Invention. During this period our focus on foliage plants for outdoor spaces, in particular garden containers, has evolved and our production specialties have evolved to match this niche area. FitzGerald Nurseries is a niche production focused company, we do not do A-Z. We focus on the plant, its suitability to our niche market, the trend it fits with and its suitability to our production strengths. However, we must also find other strengths and we must have a safe route to market. Over the last 10 years we have worked hard on route to market and we distribute our plants effectively through the Netherlands to all parts of Europe and from Dublin Airport to USA, Japan, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Middle East and North Africa. We have also turned our remoteness into a strength! Since January 2017 we have developed our own bio-security strategy system to protect our production against disease and pest contamination. FitzGerald Nurseries does not import any plant material except material produced under sterile conditions in a laboratory - prevention is better than cure. Only mother plants for tissue culture production of new plant varieties are imported into a special quarantined area beside the nursery and our laboratory. Our production in recent years has focused on our main core competencies and much of our production is pre-booked ahead of production. While we carry all our own mother plants we generally only produce to order or order predictions from customers. We have three production sites in Ireland, two nurseries in Kilkenny and one laboratory production location in Co. Wexford and our specialist joint venture sweet potato company in Portugal, Nativaland, handles all agricultural sweet potato production and sales. FitzGerald Nurseries does not trade young plants from other young plant suppliers as we see our company mission as a specialist supplier to our nursery and other young plant company partners. 12

13 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com Variety Development At FitzGerald Nurseries we have evolved an innovation led strategy and our business is heavily focused on developing our own new varieties as well as working with like minded breeders and breeder representatives worldwide. Through this strategy we have developed a stunning range of plant varieties focused on our core production competencies and market perception. Every year we introduce at least one of our own bred varieties and several varieties from our breeder partners. The 2019 season is no exception! During 2019 we will introduce our most recent innovation - the Paradise Sweet Potato collection exclusive to FitzGerald. This range is a major breakthrough in Ornamental edible genetics and resulting from 6 years work with breeders at Louisiana State University to evolve fully productive sweet potatoes with high impact colour foliage. Watch out for this range marketed in Europe through FitzGerald Nurseries and in USA through our partner Concept Plants. We are also introducing a number of other foliage / flowering plants such as a Russelia range of 4 varieties, Phormium Blondie and Carex Everglow now in full production. Blondie in our opinion will be an outstanding addition to our MyPlant range and we are convinced it will become an industry best seller. Later in 2019 we will have further additions to our expanding food plant ranges from our Beotanics specialist research activities. 13

14 MyPlant Nandina domestica Blush Pink ( Aka ) PBR EU EU Nandina domestica Brightlight ( Selten004 ) PBR Nandina domestica Flirt ( Murasaki ) PBR EU ,70m x 0,70m Compact, upright growth Pink to green to deep red, Evergreen -18 C 1,20m x 1,00m Compact, upright growth White flowers VII, yellow berries Chartreuse, -18 C 0,40m x 0,50m Compact, spreading growth White flowers VII, red berries Red new growth turning green, -18 C Nandina domestica Gulfstream 0,40m x 0,50m Compact, spreading growth White flowers VII, red berries Red new growth turning green, Full sun to semi shade, well -18 C Nandina domestica Obsessed ( Seika ) PBR EU ,70m x 0,60m Compact, upright growth White flowers VII Red new growth turning green, -18 C Nandina domestica Twilight PBR EU ,60m x 0,50m Compact, upright growth White flowers VII White, green, pink variegated, -18 C 14

15 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com MyPlant Ophiopogon plansicapus Black Beard ( Yapard ) PBR 0,30 x 0,30m, spreading Purple buds, white flowers, VI - VIII Linear black, Full sun, semi shade, well Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrascens 0,20 x 0,30m, spreading Lilac bell shaped flowers, VI - VIII Linear black, Full sun, semi shade, well EU EU Phormium cookianum Black Adder PBR 1,50 x 1,00m White flowers on mature plants, VII Black leaves, Full sun, moist fertile soil Phormium cookianum Blondie PBR EU 2014/3364 0,60 x 0,90m Not flowering Cream and green variegated, Full sun, moist fertile soil Russelia equisetiformis Yellow Braid 0,40 x 0,40m Cascading ground cover, compact Yellow, tubular flowers, IV - X Fern like foliage, Full sun, part shade -3 C Patio Container/Hanging baskets/garden Border/ Ground Cover Russelia equisetiformis Orange Braid 0,40 x 0,40m Cascading ground cover, compact Orange, tubular flowers, IV - X Fern like foliage, Full sun, part shade -3 C Patio Container/Hanging baskets/garden Border/ Ground Cover Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 15

16 MyPlant Russelia equisetiformis Red Braid 0,40 x 0,40m Cascading ground cover, compact Red, tubular flowers, IV - X Fern like foliage, Full sun, part shade -3 C Patio Container/Hanging baskets/garden Border/Ground Cover Russelia equisetiformis Schizachyrium scoparium PBR Standing Ovation PBR EU Application Pending 0,40 x 0,40m Cascading ground cover, compact Red, large, tubular flowers, IV - X Fern like foliage, Full sun, part shade -3 C Patio Container/Hanging baskets/ Garden Border/Ground Cover EU 2017/0288 1,20 x 0,50m, upright Silver flower heads, VII - IX Grey blue turning grey red, deciduous Full sun, well drained, dry soil Uncinia rubra Everflame ( Belindas Find ) PBR EU ,30 x 0,30m Dark brown, V VI Bronze with red and green, Full sun, moist, fertile soil Yucca gloriosa Bright Star ( Walbristar ) PBR EU ,50 x 1,00m Basal rosette White flower spikes, pink buds, VII - VIII Green with golden edges, Full sun, well Yucca gloriosa Variegata 1,20 x 0,60m Basal rosette White flower spikes, fragrant, VII - VIII Green with creamy edges, Full sun, well Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 16

17 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com Irish Primroses Our Irish Primrose range is continuing to gain recognition amongst the garden media and public as a truly unique and ironically a somewhat innovative step in the development of the primrose in commercial horticulture. Despite the fact that this style of primrose dates back four hundred years (right back to Shakespearean/Elizabethan times) as a garden trend, commercial Horticulture has lost sight of the beginnings of the primrose as a garden plant of great significance. Our Irish Primrose collection is made up of two distinctive groups. One with distinctively chocolate foliage turning many heads with this uniquely Irish originated dark foliage and contrasting flowers. And one with green foliage and masses of flowers ideal also for mass planting. 17

18 Irish Primroses Primula hybrid Avondale Primula hybrid Carrigdale Primula hybrid Claddagh 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Pink with yellow stripes, II - V Green Semi shade to shade, moist, rich Soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette White, II - V Green Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/ Patio Container 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Golden, III - V Chocolate brown Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container Primula hybrid Don Keefe Primula hybrid Drumcliff Primula hybrid Dunbeg 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Red, II - V Green Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette White, II - V Chocolate brown Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Apricot, II - V Chocolate brown Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container 18

19 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com Irish Primroses Primula hybrid Gilded Garnet 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Double, burgundy, gold laced, II - V Green Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container Primula hybrid Innisfree 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Velvet, II - V Chocolate brown Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container Primula hybrid Innisfree Pink 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Vivid pink, II - V Chocolate brown Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container Primula hybrid Sparkling Ruby 0,20m x 0,15m Rosette Double, ruby, silver laced, II - V Green Semi shade to shade, moist, rich soil Woodland Planting/Patio Container Size Form Flower Leaf Location Hardiness Use 19

20 The Chef s Farm The idea to produce sweet potato like many good ideas came from a question and a challenge: Is it possible to grow sweet potato in Ireland and Northern Europe? The general consensus was No, but the question deserved a proper answer. This thought combined with general awareness of the importance of healthy food crops all had impact on the thoughts leading into the sweet potato project. From there on it was only a small step to add other food crops into this range and we will continue to look out for more. 20

21 FitzGerald-Nurseries.com The Chef s Farm Ipomoea batatas Bayou Belle PBR Ipomoea batatas Bellevue ( LA ) PBR Ipomoea batatas Burgundy ( LA ) PBR EU 2016/2218 EU 2014/2364 EU 2014/ days Red to light purple Deep orange Green, heart shaped, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable, Processing variety days Copper Orange Green, heart shaped, deciduous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable days Red Orange Green, heart shaped, deciduous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Ipomoea batatas Bonita PBR Ipomoea batatas Evangeline PBR Ipomoea batatas Murasaki-29 PBR EU 2011/1012 EU 2011/0209 EU 2011/ days White White Green, heart shaped, deciduous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable days Copper Orange Green, heart shaped, purple tips, deciduous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable days Purple White Green, heart shaped, deciduous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Growth Skin Flesh Leaf Location Hardiness Use 21

22 The Chef s Farm Ipomoea batatas Orleans PBR EU 2014/ days Rose, smooth Orange Green, heart shaped, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Ipomoea batatas Sakura PBR EU Application Pending days Purple Purple Green, 5 lobed, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Oxalis tuberosa Crimson & Gold days Rose and cream White Green, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Oxalis tuberosa Crimson Oxalis tuberosa Gold Smallanthus sonchifolius days Rose White Green, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable days Gold White Green, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable days Red or white White Green, heart shaped, decidous Full sun, well drained, sandy soil 1 C Vegetable Growth Skin Flesh Leaf Location Hardiness Use 22

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