Spectacular 'Wildfire' Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
Attractive glossy, dark green leaves turn a fluorescent yellow to orange to scarlet red to purple in fall. This cultivar of the native Black Gum are wonderfully spectacular! The bark has almost alligator-like patterns and is dark gray to almost black. Prefers moist soil.

Likely the best fall color tree
Interesting bark
Prefers moist sites

Height
30-50 Feet

Spread
20-30 Feet
   
USDA Hardiness Zone 4 - 7

Now available in limited quantities at IPN, currently in the following size(s):

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire' 1.75-2" #25

Big Rebloomer...It's like 'Happy Returns' on Steroids!

Hemerocallis ‘Big Time Happy’

An outstanding selection bred by Dr. Darrel Apps, one of only a small handful of truly everblooming Daylilies available to gardeners in northern regions. This lovely variety has large (4 inch) soft lemon-yellow blooms with ruffled edges and a green throat. Flowering continues constantly from May to frost. Diploid. Winter dormant. Spent flower stems can be trimmed back after all the buds have finished. Remove old foliage in late fall. Plants do not usually require dividing for several years, but are easily split apart in fall or early spring.  May well prove to be hardy in Zone 2.

Now available in limited quantities at IPN!

B&B Digging Update

B&B UPDATE:   The warmer days of spring have all of our dormant plants into spring flush.  We are now in "Customer Dig Risk" status for B&B deciduous plants.  We are also pre-watering prior to digging so extra time is needed for B&B shipments.  Extra care is needed post planting for a successful transplant. See your IPN Salesperson for details.

Liquidambar syraciflua 'Silver King'

What a great show!
Liquidambar syraciflua 'Silver King'
American Sweetgum - variegated

This great cultivar shouts with color in the landscape and is great against darker backgrounds. Following the spring/summer color show, fall brings very dark shades of plum purple and then red prior to release.

Height/Spread: grows to 15 - 20ft tall by 10 - 12ft wide.

Foliage: white/green variegation takes the summer heat well.

Autumn Color: a spectacular show: leaf margins tinged with pink.

Location: prefers full sun. Tolerates partial shade, but variegation    suffers with more shade.

Hardiness: zone 5 - 9

Ingleside currently has 'Silver King' available in both 1.75-2" #25 and 2-2.5" #25 sizes.  Call us for more details!  

(photos taken 5/13/10)

Goldflame Spiraea - new for 2010

Spiraea bumalda 'Goldflame' 
New for 2010!

Goldflame features lush foliage that puts on quite a color show throughout the growing season. In early spring, new growth emerges as a vivid bronze-red, and then turns a lustrous golden yellow. By summer, the leaves are mint green, sharing the stage with dark pink flowers. As a grand finale,Goldflame’s fall foliage radiates red, orange and gold.

These photos were taken today here at IPN.  For comparison, we have added a photo of Goldmound Spiraea at the bottom.  Both are in stock now and currently sized at 18-24" #3.  Be sure to ask us about this great new Spiraea when we take your next order!

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Spiraea bumalda 'Goldmound' (shown below)

Spring B&B Digging Season Update

An update on Spring B&B digging season: With flowering trees in mid-bloom, we are nearing the end of "prime-time" digging for them.  Other deciduous trees are showing buds in varying stages.  We are estimating we have 2 1/2 weeks remaining for most in our prime-time digging season!  All customers are encouraged to have B&B orders in soon.

Photo: Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select' (flower), taken 3-29-10.

White Weeping Cherry for Small Spaces

Prunus x Snow Fountains (Snofozam)  12-15' (Zone 5)


Washington, DC is famous for its spring show of white cherries around the Tidal Basin.  Thousands of people visit our nation's Capitol each spring to experience the Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Many landscapes lack the space to feature a full-size cherry, thus Snow Fountains is a great option.  This cherry is a smaller form of the white weeping cherry.  Its graceful cascades of flowing white blooms resemble a fountain of flowers.

Here is an example of Snow Fountains in the natural form, showing multiple tiers of weeping branches.

The top-grafted form produces a consistent "flat top."  Branches on both natural and top-grafted can be left to weep all the way to the ground or trimmed up to a specific height for a desired design effect.

Fall Color:  foliage is a dark green and turns gold and orange hues in fall.