Plant Catalogue 2018/2019

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1 Plant Catalogue 2018/2019 For more information visit: 01

2 Index Page Welcome 03 Grasses and grass like plants 04 Spotlight - EverColor 06 EverColor 07 Patio & Foliage Plants 08 Spotlight - My Plant 10 Perennials 12 Plant Production 14 Variety Development 15 Spotlight - Irish Primroses TM 18 Irish Primroses TM 19 Shrubs 20 Vegetables/Beotanics TM 23 Spotlight - Beotanics TM 24 Complete Listing 2018/ For our up to date stock list visit our website at: NOTES: PBR Propagation strictly prohibited without prior authorisation from the breeder Name protected by European Trademark twitter.com/patfitzgerald facebook.com/patrickjosephfitzgerald linkedin.com/pub/dir/patrick/fitzgerald fitzgeraldnurseries.blogspot.com/ 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. 02

3 Welcome Dear customer, Welcome to our 2018 / 2019 catalogue, thank you for your business during One cannot help but think we enter 2018 with more uncertainty than we might normally expect. Brexit, plant health issues such as Xylella and a general concern for biosecurity are issue s our businesses need to adapt and take note of. As a producer on the edge of Europe with some dramatic changes in trade and politics, unprecedented in the last 50 years, our business is very much conscious of planning for the future. Some plans are well underway, mentioned later in catalogue, to mitigate these risks. On the positive side the last two years have delivered business growth. There seems to be reason for hope of increased consumer and industry spending on plants in the coming years. Consumers are making more connection with environmental, health and social issues addressed by plants. The consumer is becoming more engaged than industry with such issues which one would hope gives our green industry greater market opportunities. As a company focused on business to business sales of young plants we have been working in line and sometimes ahead of these market trends. Due to our peripheral location as a business bringing new plants and concepts is critical to our survival and engagement of customers and their customers. To do so we must be on trend but even more importantly on time! To be on trend and on time we must be early adapters and timely with delivery. This comes at a cost which must be recouped, FitzGerald Nurseries in the past, present and future must be a company focused on innovation. In fact, we have been awarded nationally and internationally for this quality. As we know new innovations sometimes lead to tears of angst and more times to tears of joy. During 2017 we have worked hard towards bringing more joy to our customers while bottling the angst for our own consumption and learning. Through our laboratory and nursery research we have made good progress and are pleased to bring you our ranges. Like all catalogues ours has a deadline. We have entries just not quite ready, but Melanie will keep you informed during 2018 should new entries come ready. You are also very welcome to discuss any of your specific requirements with us if there are any plants you would like us to produce on your behalf. 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. Yours sincerely, Pat FitzGerald Managing Director 03

4 Grasses and grass like plants Having started many years ago with propagating some Carex oshimensis Evergold the propagation of grasses and grass like plants has become our main focus at FitzGerald Nurseries. By selecting a range of plants suitable for the garden, but also for patio containers and mixed planters and by continously improving and developing our propagation techniques this focus has become our daily work. 04

5 Acorus gramineus Ogon Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue PBR Acorus gramineus Ogon is a dwarf cultivar of the grassy-leaved sweet flag with linear fans of evergreen, pale green and golden leaves spreading slowly by rhizomes. Foliage emits a sweet scent when crushed. Ogon brightens up shady corners in the garden, adds texture and color, but can also be used in mixed planters as long as the soil is kept moist. Hardy to -25 C. Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue is a silvery blue evergreen selection. It is an ideal plant to colour the shady corners of the garden where Festuca does not perform well. If moisture levels are adequat it performs also in full sun. Carex Bunny Blue is very disease and insect resistant. Hardy to -20 C. Carex brunnea Variegata Carex testacea Carex brunnea Variegata is an evergreen sedge with an upright form and narrow green leaves with a cream border. It is a compact yet fast growing sedge which allows it to be used in smaller gardens and mixed planter containers. The flower spikes are dark red-brown in summer. Hardy to -12 C. Carex testacea is a New Zealand native evergreen sedge with olivegreen fine leaves turning bright orange in the autumn. This clump forming grass with the overhanging leaves can be used in containers or garden borders and prefers to grow in full sun. Hardy to -20 C. Grasses and grass like plants EU Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ( HABsf1007 ) PBR Hakonechloa macra Sunflare has vibrant chartreuse yellow foliage with deep crimson tips. It has a neat compact growth habit with graceful cascading foliage. Sunflare grows best in rich, but moist soil in semi shade. Hardy to -20 C. Miscanthus sinensis Little Miss PBR Miscanthus sinensis Little Miss has a compact tidy growth habit and forms abundant reddish flower heads from July to October. The fresh foliage emerges green and starts turning into carmine and purple tones as the season progresses. The center reamins green giving it an attractive two tone affect throughout the growing season. Hardy to -30 C. EU 2016/1671 Ophiopogon planiscapus Black Beard ( Yapard ) PBR Ophiopogon planiscapus Black Beard is a much more vigorous grower than the common Ophiopogon Nigrescens with leaves up to 30 cm in length on mature plants. The increased vigour, length of leaf and suckering of Black Beard and the good hardiness make it a fantastic evergreen patio container plant in many regions throughout Europe. Hardy to -25 C. EU 2016/2103 Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens Ophipogon planiscapus Nigrescens is an easy growing plant with the deepest black foliage. It gives a spectacular contrast in the garden when planted in large groups as ground cover or as a container plant. A truly unique, versatile plant with the blackest foliage of all garden plants. Hardy to -25 C. EU Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation PBR Uncinia rubra Everflame ( Belindas Find ) PBR Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation is a sturdy, upright growing grass doing well in poor, dry soil in full sun. Spikey bluish-green stems and leaves transition to a sizzling display of oranges, reds, yellows, and purplish-browns in the autumn. Hardy to -30 C. EU 2017/0288 EU Uncinia rubra Everflame is the first new variety from Uncinia rubra and makes a stunning container plant with vibrant colour and neat clump forming growth habit. It is particularly spectacular at the front of the perennial border grown in moist, but well drained conditions as part of autumn / winter balcony or patio planter arrangements. In hot summer conditions Everflame requires shade. Hardy to -5 C for short periods.

6 Spotlight 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 2018 another selection of EverColor called Everglow especially for Autumn containers. So watch out for this addition in Autumn This new EverColor addition is a Carex morrowii form and brings a very exciting and innovative shade of orange into the collection. Availability is limited for The collection now comprises of 9 different evergreen Carex selections developed at FitzGerald Nurseries and one Uncinia (New Zealand sedge) selection from Lyndale Nurseries, New Zealand. This fantastic collection can be grown at low temperatures in well ventilated conditions through 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. Check out EverColor on

7 Carex morrowii Everglow PBR EU 2017/3088 Carex oshimensis Everdi PBR Carex morrowii Everglow is a neat mound forming mutation from Carex morowii Fisher s Form. Everglow has a green central stripe with orange margins from early autumn to late winter fading to a more cream variegated form from spring to summer. Everglow has strong root formation and is ideal for landscape usage in a sheltered location in shade or semi shade. Cut back brown leaves in Spring. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Everdi is a compact ground cover and container plant with dark green foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everdi is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Evercream ( Ficre ) PBR EU Carex oshimensis Everest ( Fiwhite ) PBR Carex oshimensis Evercream is a superb ground cover and container plant with strong green leaves with a cream margin. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Evercream is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Everest is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive white striped foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everest is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. EverColor EU EU Carex oshimensis Evergreen Carex oshimensis Evergreen is a superb ground cover and container plant with dark green foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Evergreen is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Everillo PBR Carex oshimensis Everillo is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive lime yellow foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everillo is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. EU Carex oshimensis Everlime PBR EU Carex oshimensis Everoro Carex oshimensis Everlime is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive green foliage with lime margins. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everlime is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Everoro is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive golden striped foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everoro is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. Carex oshimensis Everlite PBR Carex oshimensis Everlite is a compact japanese sedge most ideal for containers. Everlite has a bright white central variegation with green margin and really lights up edges of containers in Autumn, Winter and Spring. Everlite can also be used with darker foliage and flower combinations during summer. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Everlite is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. EU 2016/2112 Carex oshimensis Eversheen PBR Carex oshimensis Eversheen is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive lime yellow striped foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. Eversheen is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round arrangements. Hardy to -25 C. 07 EU 44512

8 Patio & Foliage Plants With an increasing trend towards creating outdoor living spaces on patios and balconys we have selected and build an outstanding range of plants suitable for confined spaces and the growing in patio containers. It was important for us to select plants which show colour all year round, which are easy to grow and maintain, even for non-gardeners - and which are trendy and attract the interest of the younger generation while providing important colour breaks for more experienced gardeners and garden professionals. 08

9 Astelia x nervosa Silver Shadow PBR EU Canna Tropicanna TM Astelia x nervosa Silver Shadow is the most silver Astelia to date. This compact growing new selection shows off its metallic silver pendulous leaves throughout the year. It is ideally suited as an architectural plant feature in a raised patio container or for garden borders in milder areas. Astelia Silver Shadow is also quite drought and wind tolerant and therefore well suited for seaside gardens. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Canna Tropicanna has flamboyant leaves showing a combination of pink, yellow, red, orange and green colour fanning out in stripes from the central veins. In summer Tropicanna produces brilliantly orange flowers and grows up to 1.8m in height. Tropicanna can be used as a summer container and garden plant or with flowering annuals in combination planters. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Astelia x nervosa Son of Red Devil PBR Astelia nivicola Son of Red Devil is a sport of Astelia Red Devil with a more vigourous growth. It has vibrant redbronze leaves with silver undersides. It colours best in well drained soil and full sun. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Appl. Pending Canna Tropicanna TM Black ( Lon01 ) PBR Canna Tropicanna Black is a magnificent combination of purple, nearly black foliage with scalet orange flowers in summer. It grows up to 1.8m in the garden. Tropicanna Black can be used as a summer container and garden plant or with flowering annuals in combination planters. Hardy to -5 C for short periods. MyPlant Canna Tropicanna TM Gold ( MacTro ) PBR Canna Tropicanna Gold with its yellow and green striped leaves and its yellow orange flowers is a quite stunning feature in every garden. It grows up to 1.8m in height. Tropicanna Gold can be used as a summer container and garden plant or with flowering annuals in combination planters. Hardy to -5 C for short periods. EU Cordyline australis Atlantic Green Cordyline australis Atlantic Green is our own selection of Cordyline australis with pale green foliage and slightly more compact habit yet good vigour. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Cordyline australis Charlie Boy ( Ric01 ) PBR Cordyline australis Charlie Boy is a striking new variety for your garden or patio container. With its richly coloured leaves in burgundy and pink it is a sensational feature plant. In addition to that Charlie Boy is a tough and resilient garden plant. It has outperformed other varieties for its robustness, especially regarding trunk stability. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Cordyline australis Green Star Cordyline australis Green Star is a dwarf selection of Cordyline australis with glossy green foliage. The strap like foliage weeps slightly as it matures. Green Star due to compact habit will develop suckers and form a clump as it matures. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Cordyline australis Karo Kiri Cordyline australis Karo Kiri with its short spiky green leaves from the top to the bottom of the trunk is a most unusual looking variety. The architectural appearance of this extraordinary plant is ideally suited for your patio container or conservatory. If too tall Karo Kiri can be cut back in spring and will form a multi-trunk plant. It likes to grow in a sunny, but sheltered position. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Cordyline australis Red Comet Cordyline australis Red Comet with its palm like, red leaves makes a fantastic feature plant in the garden or on the patio. Its upright growing habit makes it an ideal plant to use alongside sedges or other high contrast foliage and flowering plants. Red Comet is a more suitable selection of Cordyline for use in open garden positions. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. 09

10 Spotlight MyPlant It is now 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. Many of these plants are produced from tissue culture - in fact most are. 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. Through the MyPlant collection we have introduced some of our most successful best sellers such as Yucca Bright Star (Award winner IPM 2008), Astelia Silver Shadow (Glass Tulip 2014 nominee Netherlands), multi award winner Libertia Goldfinger, the wonderful Tropicanna range, Nandina Obsessed, the stunning Cordyline Charlie Boy, the exotic looking Fascicularia bicolor and many other promotional varieties. 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 trendsetting 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 in 27 countries. Check out MyPlant on 10

11 Cordyline australis Red Star Cordyline australis Red Star with its palm like, red leaves makes a fantastic feature plant in the garden or on the patio. Its upright growing habit makes it an ideal plant to use alongside sedges or other high contrast foliage and flowering plants. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Cordyline australis Sunset Cordyline australis Sunset is a green leaved Cabbage Tree with a deep red/ orange flush to the base of each leaf and a pronunced orange/red mid rib. Sunset is a good grower and performs well planted in the garden and as a patio container plant. It can also be used for mixed planter combinations throughout the year. Hardy to -7 C. MyPlant Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler is an eye catching foliage plant with linear green leaves with a stunning cream margin. This plant thrives in sunny sheltered parts of the garden and patio and makes an ideal feature plant. Cordyline Torbay Dazzler is ideal for use as part of landscape planting schemes in coastal areas. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. Cordyline obtecta Albatross PBR Cordyline obtecta Albatross is a striking new variety with broad, deep burgundy leaves and a lacquered finish if cultivated in high light conditions. It is a strong growing but tidy growing selection and an excellent choice for the modern, architectural looking garden. It can be used in garden borders and patio containers. Hardy to -5 C for short periods. Fascicularia bicolor Fasicularia bicolor, originating in Chile, is a highly colourful plant with an exotic appearance producing metallic blue flowers on mature plants in the autumn. It will thrive in a sheltered sunny position growing in free draining soil. Fascicularia bicolor is an ideal plant for containers and gives great value winter and summer. Hardy to -10 C. EU Appl. Pending Libertia ixioides Taupo Sunset PBR Libertia ixioides Taupo Sunset is a stunning plant with narrow sword shaped leaves that present a riot of colour as temperatures change ranging from green to orange and red. The pure white stars like flowers in spring followed by attractive orange/red berries in autumn ensure all year round interest. Hardy to -7 C. Libertia ixioides Goldfinger ( Nngf2 ) PBR Libertia ixioides Goldfinger has narrow, sword shaped, golden striped, cascading leaves that present elegance to your garden. The pure white stars like flowers in spring followed by attractive yellow berries in autumn ensure all year round interest. Goldfinger makes also a fantastic landscape feature plant in temperate climates. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Phormium cookianum Black Adder PBR Phormium cookianum Black Adder with its dark purple leaves and pendoulous tips is a very striking and adaptable plant in large containers or in the garden. Black Adder will grow happily even on exposed sites in coastal areas of UK and Ireland without losing its appeal. It is also tolerant of many soil types from heavy to light sandy. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Phormium cookianum Blondie PBR Phormium cookianum Blondie has narrow, cream and green variegated foliage. The unique weeping foliage arranged with a slight swirling habit gives the plant a distinctively different look. Phormium Blondie forms a tight compact attractive clump and grows best in partial shade. It makes an outstanding container specimen plant. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Yucca gloriosa Bright Star ( Walbristar ) PBR Yucca gloriosa Bright Star is a bright colourful plant for your patio container or your garden border. The luminous golden and green colour of the leaves is not fading and with autumn on its way the edges turn dark pink. Bright Star also produces very attractive white, bell shaped flowers emerging from pink flower buds during the summer. Hardy to -25 C. EU 2014/ EU 27881

12 Perennials To add to our grasses and patio plant selection we also include some flowering plants to our range and selected a range of perennials for this purpose. We do not produce an A - Z range but rather focus on select varieties. Our focus is on perennials showing off their flowers in spring and summer but also attractive through their structure and foliage and they can of course be used for both patio containers and mixed borders

13 Agapanthus africanus Twister ( Ambic001 ) PBR Agapanthus africanus Twister is an outstanding new Agapanthus selection from South Africa. It combines bicoloured blue and white flowers with a compact growing habit and it is very prolific in flowering. It is a decidous variety growing best in full sun or part shade. In milder areas well suited for the garden border, in colder climates an ideal container plant easy to overwinter. Hardy to -7 C. Agapanthus campanulatus Brilliant Blue ( Aga04051 ) PBR Agapanthus campanulatus Brilliant Blue is a dwarf and very floriferous African Lily with the deepest blue flower of any variety we tested so far. It is ideal for use in patio containers or in the milder climates in perennial or mixed borders. Hardy to -7 C. Perennials EU Agapanthus preacox Blue Storm ( Atiblu ) PBR Agapanthus praecox Blue Storm is a very floriferous selection delivering up to 50 flower stems and more in his 3rd year of growth. The flowering period is from June right through to August. Blue Storm can be planted directly in the garden in milder areas or kept as a patio container plant and over wintered in a frost free, bright location. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Agapanthus praecox Sea Storm PBR Agapanthus praecox Sea Storm is an evergreen, compact growing Agapanthus producing masses of blue flowers in summer. Seastorm is a wonderful addition to the very succesfull best selling Anthony Tesselar developed Storm series. The flowers are darker than Blue Storm flowers, but other than that it behaves very similar to Blue Storm. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU Agapanthus preacox Snow Storm PBR Agapanthus praecox Snow Storm is the sister variety to Bluestorm and as floriferous once established. Snowstorm produces numerous white flowers throughout the summer. Agapanthus Snowstorm can be used the same way as Bluestorm, but it is slightly slower to form a clump. Hardy to -7 C for short periods. EU 2016/1252 Eryngium zabelii Neptunes Gold PBR Eryngium zabelii Neptunes Gold is the first all-gold leaf Eryngium. The blue stems contrast well with the yellow leaves which turn into a lime green by late summer. Neptune s Gold is a stunning perennial which thrives in hot summers showing off its electric blue flowers without burning the foliage. And it is also an excellent performer in containers. Hardy to -15 C. EU 9529 EU Eryngium x tripartitum Jade Frost Eryngium x tripartitum Jade Frost is an evergreen, most stunning perennial which thrives in hot summers. With its grey and cream variegated leaves and its amethyst blue flowers which stay attractive for a very long period this plants is a highlight in your garden or patio container. Hardy to -20 C. Liriope muscari PeeDee Gold Ingot Liriope muscari PeeDee Gold Ingot is a plant that performs well in shady areas. With its bright chartreuse to golden, evergreen foliage and the purple lilac flowers in late summer this plant is a real stunning feature in your garden border or patio container. Hardy to -10 C. EU Liriope muscari Royal Purple Liriope muscari Royal Purple has dark green foliage and deep purple, long lasting flower spikes in summer. It is an ideal groundcover plant and tolerates a wide range of light and soil conditions. Hardy to -10 C. Liriope muscari Variegata Liriope muscari Variegata is an excellent plant for edging, groundcover and anywhere shady in your garden. This plant with its striking foliage and lilac/ purple flowers is ideal for planting in large groups as well as path and border edging situations. The flowers are followed by blue/black berries in autumn. Hardy to -10 C. 13

14 Plant Production Over 27 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. Nescessity 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 specialities 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 focus and its suitability to our production strengths. However being a company at the edge of Europe 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, Africa and Middle East. We have also turned our remoteness into a strength! Since January 2017 we have developed our own biosecurity 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 laboratory conditions. 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. We work with 5 key plant tissue culture suppliers ensuring security of supply for our key tissue culture lines and our Irish Primrose, EverColor and some other lines are 100% produced on our own locations. 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. 14

15 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 breeders 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 varieties and a number of varieties from our breeder partners. The 2018 season is no exception! During 2018 we will introduce our most recent innovation in EverColor: Carex morrowii EverGlow. Everglow is a major breakthrough in the range as it for the first time introduces orange foliage into an evergreen variegated Carex. This variety is a wonderful addition to the range especially for Autumn and Halloween promotion. Watch out in Autumn We are also introducing a number of other foliage plants one of which is Phormium Blondie. Blondie in our opinion will be an outstanding addition to our MyPlant range and we are convinced it will become an industry best seller. After many years of trying and failing in our tissue culture production our Cordyline Charlie Boy has finally emerged in large numbers and we will be offering significant numbers during Keep in touch during it s going to be an exciting year for these and other new introductions! 15

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17 Heuchera hybrid Autumn Glow Heuchera hybrid Chocolate Limes PBR Heuchera Autumn Glow has rich orange foliage which is slightly ruffled and it turns to a yellow/orange as the leaves mature. It is compact growing and produces small coral pink flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C. Heuchera Chocolate Limes has strong chocolate foliage with a lime green edge fading to green through summer and regaining its colour into autumn. The edges of the leaves are ruffled. Hardy to -25 C. Heuchera hybrid Bright & Breezy Heuchera hybrid Crimson Curls Heuchera Bright & Breezy has a strong mid-green foliage with is heavily ruffled. It is compact growing and produces white flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C: Heuchera Crimsons Curls has as he name suggests deep crimson coloured foliage with distinct curly edges. It forms a neat, compact mound and produces white flowers during summer. Hardy to -25 C. 4 Seasons Heuchera EU Appl. Pending Heuchera hybrid Dark Storm Heuchera Dark Storm has matt dark purple foliage with ruffled edges. It has a compact growing habit and produces white flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C. Heuchera hybrid Morning Mist PBR Heuchera Morning Mist has green and cream marbeled foliage and a compact growth habit. Hardy to -25 C. Heuchera hybrid September Morn Heuchera September Morn has rich yellow/orange foliage and a very compact habit. It produces pink flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C. EU Appl. Pending Heuchera hybrid Sunrise Heuchera Sunrise has large orange foliage which fades to a rich yellow/ orange in autumn. It also produced white flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C. Heuchera hybrid Winter Joy Heuchera Winter Joy has strong bright yellow foliage which is scorch resistant. It has also a good, compact habit and a strong constitution and it produced small white flowers in summer. Hardy to -25 C. 17

18 Spotlight Irish Primrose 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. We have stuck with the current variety range for this year just adding Primula Innisfree Pink to the collection. 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 currently is made up of two distinctive groups. The Kennedy Irish Primrose range is the one with distinctivly chocolate foliage turning many heads with this uniqely Irish originated dark foliage and contrasting flowers. At IPM Essen 2013 the New Plant judging committee were so impressed that the Kennedy Irish Primrose Claddagh was awarded best perennial for The Kennedy Irish Primrose Drumcliff in 2011 and the Irish Primrose Moneygall in 2013 have been presented to President and Mrs Obama at the White House in Washington. The stories of our Irish Primrose range are too many to mention here, but you can catch up on them on our nursery blog. We market the Irish Primrose range as 4cm plugs or retail ready in 0.5L pots. Full marketing package for retail sales including labels, posters, bench tape and other POS materials are available. Our image library is an important part of the Irish Primrose information pack and pictures have been published worldwide in many important garden magazine, trade journals, perennial publications and online media sites. We would be deligthed to discuss this truly unique plant program with you. Check out Irish Primrose on 18

19 Primula hybrid Avondale Primula Avondale is a new selection with delicate pink flowers and cartwheel like stripes on a short polyanthus type stem. It is a free flowering variety and delightful addition of pink in the Spring garden. Ideal as a low growing carpet through shrubs or spring bulbs. Hardy to -25 C Primula hybrid Carrigdale Primula Carrigdale is a new selection with delicate white flowers developing a tinge of pink later in its flowering. It is a very free flowering form of old sytle Primrose. Ideal as low growing carpet through shrubs or spring flowering bulbs. Hardy to -25 C. Irish Primroses TM Primula hybrid Claddagh Primula Claddagh named in honour of the famous Claddagh ring has wonderful gold flowers on dark chocolate foliage making it a most unusual selection in the world of primroses. An ideal foliage and flower contrast with spring flowering bulbs. Hardy to -25 C. Primula hybrid Don Keefe Primula Don Keefe is a garden primrose with deep, pure red abundant flowers on tall flower stems. A fantastic colour for the early flowering perennial border. Hardy to -25 C. Primula hybrid Drumcliff ( K74 ) PBR Primula Drumcliff is very floriferous and has long flower duration. Flowers vary from delicate pink to white, as they age, on dark chocolate foliage. Flower colour can vary with light and temperatures. An ideal flower and foliage contrast with spring flowering bulbs. Hardy to -25 C. Primula hybrid Dunbeg Primula Dunbeg has apricot flowers and as plant matures develops a polyanthus type stem. Flowering is prolific and long lived. An ideal foliage and flower contrast with spring flowering bulbs. Hardy to -25 C. EU Primula hybrid Gilded Garnet Primula Gilded Garnet is a unique double flowered, burgundy gold laced Primula. It lfowers from March to May and will benefit from the removal of dead flower heads. Hardy to -25 C. Primula hybrid Innisfree ( K72 ) PBR Primula Innisfree is a most unusual low growing form with velvet red flowers and yellow eye. An ideal foliage and flower contrast with spring flowering bulbs or used in conrast with evergreen grasses such as Carex Everest or Carex Everillo. Hardy to -25 C. Primula hybrid Innisfree Pink Primula Innisfree Pink with its intense pink flowers on chocolate brown foliage is a real eye catcher in the spring garden. An ideal foliage and flower contrast with spring flowering bulbs. Hardy to -25 C. EU Primula hybrid Sparkling Ruby Primula Sparkling Ruby is a unique double flowered, ruby silver laced Primula. It flowers from March to May and will benefit from the removal of dead flower heads. Hardy to -25 C. 19

20 Shrubs We are propagating and growing shrubs for over 27 years and we plan to do so in future but we are specializing in this category also. Having started with the classical landscaping type shrubs at the beginning of our business we are now growing a selection of new, evergreen, compact and versatile shrubs with a structural feature which can be used in the garden as well as in patio containers. This range is a key focus of innovation and present and we are evolving some interesting selections in the coming years. 20

21 Choisya x dewitteana White Dazzler ( Londaz ) PBR Choisya x dewitteana White Dazzler is a new evergreen, very floriferous Choisya selection, which produces clusters of small, white and scented flowers twice a year. White Dazzler grows to a compact, evenly branching evergreen shrub in your garden, but it also performs well in a patio container or as a small informal hedging plant. Hardy to -15 C. Choisya x dumosa Apple Blossom ( Pmoore09 ) PBR Choisya x dumosa Apple Blossom is the first pink Choisya. The clusters of fragrant flowers emerge from dark pink flower buds and as they mature the petals fade to white.this gives the impression of bicoloured flowers. If trimmed back after the first flush of flowers in spring Apple Blossom will reflower in the autumn. This evergreen shrub has narrow, pungent, very fine leaves and an upright, yet compact growth habit. Hardy to -15 C. Shrubs EU Daphne x odora Perfume Princess ( DapJur01 ) PBR Daphne x odora Perfume Princess produces masses of blush pink, big flower clusters fading to white as the season progresses. It has a long flowering period from mid winter to spring with highly perfumed flowers. Perfume Princess has an upright, slightly spreading growth habit and tolerates a broad range of growing conditions, but prefers slightly acid soil. Hardy to -15 C. EU 2015/1113 Nandina domestica Blush Pink ( Aka ) PBR Nandina domestica Blush Pink is a sport of the well known Nandina Firepower. This plant will provide a year round interest with its blush pink coloured, long lasting new growth and its red autumn/winter colour. The compact growth of Nandina Blush Pink makes this an ideal plant for mass planting as well as borders or patio containers. Hardy to -20 C. EU 2015/0907 Nandina domestica Brightlight ( Selten004 ) PBR EU Nandina domestica Gulfstream Nandina domestica Brightlight has a distinctive upright growth habit with elegant, slender leaves in radiant chartreuse yellow color. It takes well to pruning and will branch freely on pruning. In summer it produces clusters of white flowers followed by yellow berries in the autumn. Brightlight is ideal to brighten up your garden. Hardy to -20 C. Nandina domestica Gulfstream is an evergreen, dwarf shrub with year round interest. In spring it flushes with new red/orange leaves fading to a metallic blue green as they mature. In summer it produces clusters of white flowers and the autumn coloration of Gulfstream is astonishing varying from red to orange, yellow and green. Hardy to -20 C. EU Nandina domestica Flirt ( Murasaki ) PBR EU Nandina domestica Flirt is a sport of the well known Nandina Harbour Dwarf. The word murasaki meaning purple in Japanese this variety name has been well chosen. This plant provides a year round interest with its intense red coloured new growth, its white flowers, the red berries in the autumn and its autumn coloration. And it is an evergreen, compact shrub ideal for patio containers and small gardens. Hardy to -20 C. Nandina domestica Obsessed ( Seika ) PBR Nandina domestica Obsessed is a mutation of Nandina Gulf Stream with a more intensive foliage colour on the new growths. Its deep red new leaves are retained during the active growing period and the mature leaves show a deep green colour. Obsessed is a slow growing, compact and evergreen shrub ideal for confined garden spaces and patio containers. Hardy to -20 C. Nandina domestica Twilight PBR Nandina domestica Twilight will provide a splash of colour in your garden or patio container. It has evergreen variegated leaves and the colder it gets the more intense the colour of the foliage becomes. Nandina Twilight has an upright, bushy growth habit. Hardy to -20 C. EU Sambucus nigra Black Tower ( Eiffel1 ) PBR Sambucus nigra Black Tower is a unique columnar growing Elderberry with dark chocolate leaves. It flowers as a young plant and grows in 4 years up to 2m in height. It has pink flower buds opening to white flowers and it is very prolific. Hardy to -25 C. EU EU

22 Sambucus nigra Golden Tower ( Jdeboer001 ) PBR Sambucus nigra Golden Tower has a very upright and narrow growth habit making it ideal for smaller garden spaces or as a specimen container plant. The yellow green leaves are deeply cut giving the plant an elegant appearance. Golden Tower also produces clusters of white flowers in spring. It grows well in partial shade in moist, rich soil. Hardy to -25 C. Sambucus nigra Serenade ( Jonade ) PBR Sambucus nigra Serenade is a compact growing and naturally well branching Elderberry with lovely serrated leaves. The new foliage is purple turning into green as it matures. Serenade produces clusters of white flowers in summer and cherry red berries in the autumn. It grows well in full sun to partial shade. Hardy to -25 C. Shrubs EU EU 2015/3077 Notes 22

23 Vegetables/Beotanics TM 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 healty 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. 23

24 Spotlight Beotanics TM Beo in Gaelic means live or life. Our nursery shares our farm with an ancient Celtic farm settlement known in Gaelic as Rath. Therefore we have a constant reminder of the importance of agricultural human endeavour, centuries of progress and the linked heritage. Living with this history and reminded of the constant need for adaptation of the human diet to work and lifestyle circumstances we have developed this concept name for our food plants program. The Celts were descendant from the first European farmers their forefathers from the east and south marking a progression from a society of hunter gatherer to a society based on farming. Beotanics focuses on novel and nutritious vegetables for modern dietary & lifestyle needs. Our aim through the utilisation of our horticultural knowlege is to develop production of novel vegetables or fruits to be grown sustainably in our Northern European climate using the modern methods available to us. Some of these vegetables are those European Explorers of the 16th Century undervalued and left in the Americas. Work began on the first crop, Sweet Potato, during We now use elite virus free in-vitro stock material and we continue only to work with cleanest possible plants in our crop development. This exotic form of potato has entered our farm environment. This is not a new crop to Europe but in today s European agriculture it is not common. Sweet potato had been cultivated in Portugal possibly even before the now commonly known potato. Our endeavours in sweet potato and other roots was treated by some as even more bemusing than the then exotic Solanum potato in 18th and 19th Century in Europe, which according to historians was sometimes treated with the mistrust of its relative the Deadly Nightshade. 24

25 Ipomoea batatas Bellevue ( LA ) PBR EU 2014/2364 Ipomoea batatas Bellevue PBR was bred to provide an orange fleshed, copper skinned variety with superior storage root shape, skin smoothness and disease resistance. And on top of that Bellevue is a most attractive variety due to its predominantely purple foliage. Bellevue is not sweet when freshly harvested and when baked the sugar content is slightly less than in Beauregard. The roots of Bellevue however have excellent storage qualities. Ipomoea batatas Burgundy ( LA ) PBR EU 2014/2362 Ipomoea batatas Burgundy is a new and astoundingly flavoursome variety. It has deep orange flesh, a red skin and is very consistent in shape. But the moss amazing thing is the sugar content in baked Burgundy roots - it is nearly twice as high as in Beauregard. In the words of some who have tasted it its simply AWESOME. Chefs are loving it and growers will be glad to hear that it s a variety that is easy to grow, has attractive foliage and high flavour straight out of the ground. Beotanics TM Ipomoea batatas Bonita PBR Ipomoea batatas Bonita is a culinary delight. It was developed for the burgeoning white flesh sweet potato market. Bonita has the flaky texture of a baking potato given a 28% dry matter content and something unique a delicate nutty flavor. The shape is surprisingly consistent whether grown in sand or a heavier soil. Plants also set a high number of consistently shaped roots. Disease resistance is excellent and it is also tolerant of excessive soil moisture. EU 2011/1012 EU 2011/0209 Ipomoea batatas Evangeline PBR Ipomoea batatas Evangeline is a premium orange flesh sweet potato variety. It has deep orange flesh and a beta carotene content 40% greater than the standard variety Beauregard. The skin is slightly red at harvest but fades to rose in storage. The flavor is unique. The sugar profiles are very different. Sucrose is the dominent sugar in Evangeline which is perceived as a sweeter sugar than Maltose which is normally found in sweet potatoes. Ipomoea batatas Murasaki 29 PBR Ipomoea batatas Murasaki-29 is a specialty-type white flesh dark purple skin variety. The name means purple in Japanese and similar to in look and culinary properties associated with premium Asian varieties which are often steamed instead of baked. Murasaki-29 has a bright white flesh and a high dry matter content of 30-32%. It has a more potato like flavor and is less sweet. This variety has little or no beta carotene. Ipomoea batatas Orleans PBR Ipomoea batatas Orleans is in many ways a twin to Beauregard - and at the same time an improvement. The smooth light rose skin and deep orange flesh is indistinguishable from Beauregard so retail customers are still drawn as before. Even the sugar content is the same (11% total sugars in a baked product) as in Beauregard, but what makes Orleans so outstanding for the growers is the regularity of the shape of the roots. EU 2011/0210 EU 2014/2363 Oxalis tuberosa Crimson Oxalis tuberosa Crimson produces dark purple tubers in late autumn. The tasty tubers start to form when days are getting shorter and they can be dug up from November onwards. The plants need to be protected from early frosts. Hardy to 0 C. Oxalis tuberosa Crimson & Gold Oxalis tuberosa Crimson & Gold produces bicoloured tubers in late autumn. The tasty tubers start to form when days are getting shorter and they can be dug up from November onwards. The plants need to be protected from early frosts. Hardy to 0 C. Oxalis tuberosa Gold Oxalis tuberosa Gold produces yellow tubers in late autumn. The tasty tubers start to form when days are getting shorter and they can be dug up from November onwards. The plants need to be protected from early frosts. Hardy to 0 C. Smallanthus sonchifolius Smallanthus sonchifolius also known as Yacon produces sweet tasting tuberous roots with white or red skin which have a very low caloric value and are beneficial for the human health. The plant itself is also tropical in appearrance with very large bold foliage. It produces yellow flowers which come just before its roots are ready to harvest late in season similar to tiny sunflowers and grows up to 1,5m tall in our climate. Hardy to 0 C. 25

26 Complete listings 2018/2019 Grasses & Grass Like Plants Plant name Size Form Acorus gramineus Ogon 3.5cm Plug Acorus gramineus Ogon P9R Liner Carex brunnea Variegata 3.5cm Plug Carex brunnea Variegata P9R Liner Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue PBR P9R Liner Carex testacea 3.5cm Plug Carex testacea P9R Liner Hakonechloa macra Sunflare PBR 3.5cm Plug Hakonechloa macra Sunflare PBR P9R Liner Miscanthus sin. Little Miss PBR 3.5cm Plug Miscanthus sin. Little Miss PBR P9R Liner Ophiopogon plan. Black Beard PBR 3.5cm Plug Ophiopogon plan. Black Beard PBR P9R Liner Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens 3.5cm Plug Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens P9R Liner Schizachyrium Standing Ovation PBR 3.5cm Plug Schizachyrium Standing Ovation PBR P9R Liner Uncinia rubra Everflame PBR 3.5cm Plug Uncinia rubra Everflame PBR P9R Liner EverColor Plant name Size Form Carex morrowii Everglow PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex morrowii Everglow PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Evercream PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Evercream PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Everdi PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everdi PBR P9R Liner Carex oshimensis Everest PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everest PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Evergold 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Evergold P9R Liner Carex oshimensis Evergreen 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Evergreen P9R Liner Carex oshimensis Everillo PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everillo PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Everlime PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everlime PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Everlite PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everlite PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Everoro 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Everoro P9R/P10.5R Liner Carex oshimensis Eversheen PBR 3.5cm Plug Carex oshimensis Eversheen PBR P9R/P10.5R Liner Perennials Plant name Size Form Agapanthus africanus Twister PBR 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus africanus Twister PBR P9R Liner Agapanthus c. Brillant Blue PBR 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus c. Brillant Blue PBR P9R Liner Agapanthus Kilmurry White 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus Kilmurry White P9R Liner Agapanthus praecox Blue Storm PBR 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus praecox Blue Storm PBR P9R Liner Agapanthus praecox Sea Storm PBR 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus praecox Sea Storm PBR P9R Liner Agapanthus praecox Snow Storm PBR 3.5cm Plug Agapanthus praecox Snow Storm PBR P9R Liner Eryngium Jade Frost PBR 3.5cm Plug Eryngium Jade Frost PBR P9R Liner Eryngium zabelii Neptunes Gold PBR 3.5cm Plug Eryngium zabelii Neptunes Gold PBR P9R Liner Liriope muscari PeeDee Gold Ingot 3.5cm Plug Liriope muscari PeeDee Gold Ingot P9R Liner Liriope muscari Royal Purple 3.5cm Plug Liriope muscari Royal Purple P9R Liner Liriope muscari Variegata 3.5cm Plug Liriope muscari Variegata P9R Liner 4 Seasons Heuchera Plant name Size Form Heuchera Autumn Glow 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Autumn Glow P10.5R Liner Heuchera Bright and Breezy 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Bright and Breezy P10.5R Liner Heuchera Chocolate Limes PBR 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Chocolate Limes PBR P10.5R Liner Heuchera Crimson Curls 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Crimson Curls P10.5R Liner Heuchera Dark Storm 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Dark Storm P10.5R Liner Heuchera Morning Mist 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Morning Mist P10.5R Liner Heuchera September Morn 3.5cm Plug Heuchera September Morn P10.5R Liner Heuchera Sunrise 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Sunrise P10.5R Liner Heuchera Winter Joy 3.5cm Plug Heuchera Winter Joy P10.5R Liner Irish Primroses Plant name Size Form Primula Don Keefe 3.5cm Plug Primula Don Keefe P9 Liner Primula Gilded Garnet 3.5cm Plug Primula Gilded Garnet P9 Liner Primula Innisfree Pink 3.5cm Plug Primula Innisfree Pink P9 Liner Primula Sparkling Ruby 3.5cm Plug Primula Sparkling Ruby P9 Liner 26