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Need some Winter showoffs to liven up the cold months? Check out these spectacular choices.

Winter Gold White Pine - 2 gallon

$32

This is a native white pine, Pinus strobus ’Hillside Winter Gold’, that looks unexceptional 8 months out of the year. But once the cool weather begins the needles turn a buff-orange on the way to a true golden-yellow by winter. It is rare when a winter visitor to the nursery doesn’t ask about the pair we have planted near the parking. We planted them too close together so they are stuck in a winter tango that delights us on the dreariest day. These are grafts, two years old. Likes full sun and decent soil.

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Winter Red Winterberry - 1 gallon	$18
Ilex verticillata ’Winter Red’ is an upright, female deciduous holly, considered the best for the deep south. It holds its fruit long after others drop. Likes wet sites and full sun and needs a male pollinator (Southern Gentleman) in order to set fruit. An excellent cut stem for Christmas decorations. To 12’. Zones 4-9. [ More Information ]

Verdoni Falsecypress - 4" square pot

$18

This is a lovely little conifer to add a bright accent to a sunny spot in your garden. Chamaecyparis obtusa ’Verdoni’ grows to between 3 & 8 feet tall by up to 3 feet wide, slowly. All references we have seen agree with our personal observation at the nursery, that it does not burn even in full sun. It is evergreen needing well-drained soil. The growth is somewhat contorted in a compact way. Zones 5 - 8. Larger sizes available at the nursery.

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Bloodtwig

$18

An excellent shrub for winter interest, Cornus sanguinea ’Midwinter Fire’ forms a upright shrub with young orange-to-yellow colored stems during winter. In other seasons the bark returns to green/yellow. It colors best in the colder zones and moist soil. The flowers are attractive to assorted pollinators and the winter stem display is a serious knockout. Height to 8 feet and suckering. Often planted at water’s edge. Zones 4 - 7. (Photo courtesy of the JC Raulston Arboretum.)

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Dusty Blue Honeycups

$20

This is the glaucous, blue-leaf form introduced by Woodlanders Nursery years ago of the native, Zenobia pulverulenta. Lots of attractive features to this 4 foot shrub: blue-tinged leaves during the growing season, fragrant white flowers in late spring, orange-to-raspberry colored fall foliage, bare orange stems in winter. Being in the same family as rhododendron it needs acid soil to thrive and good drainage. Not a plant for the desert, however, as it likes moisture (that drains away). Great native plant. Zone 5 - 9.

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Winter Gold Paperbush - 3 gallon

$36

An excellent winter blooming shrub with fragrant, soft yellow flowers in February, Edgeworthia chrysantha ’Winter Gold’ has clean, bluish-green foliage as well. Rare and treasured, it wants good soil and consistent moisture and winter protection. Deciduous, to about 6’ for zones 7-8 in light shade. Gosh, this is a great plant. Chosen by SC nurseryman Ted Stephens as the most vigorous of many seedlings he trialed. If you live within its limited range, you should have it. The fragrance in February is fabulous.

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Gold-Tipped Hinoki Falsecypress - 2 gallon	$26
This evergreen conifer makes a wonderful specimen in the landscape. Over time Chamaecyparis obtusa ’Cripsii’ becomes a tree form that is a broad pyramid. The leaves or needles are a golden-yellow at the tips becoming mid-green within. The color is not garish as with some "golden" conifers. Prefers full sun and some protection from harsh winds. Zones 5 - 8. [ More Information ]

Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'

Sorry to say we are currently sold out of all Mahonias ('Charity', 'Lionel Fortescue' & 'Winter Sun')

Gene Griffith and Elizabeth Dean
Wilkerson Mill Gardens
9595 Wilkerson Mill Rd.
Palmetto, Ga 30268
(770)463-2400
(770)463-9717 fax