2019 Catalog

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 20

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POTENTILLA

P. opulifolius 'SMPOTW' TINY WINE® NINEBARK

P. tomentosa NANKING CHERRY

P. fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’ GOLD DROP POTENTILLA Compact, with deep yellow flowers all summer. Remove oldest stems to ground in early spring. 2-2½' Zones 2-7 JUN-OCT P. fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’ GOLDFINGER POTENTILLA

One of the first shrubs to bloom in the spring. Dazzling white blossoms. Small edible cherries in summer, excellent bird food. Very cold hardy. 8-10' Zones 2-8 APR-MAY P. besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes' PAWNEE BUTTES® WESTERN SAND CHERRY

Tiny Wine® Ninebark is the most compact purple leafed ninebark on the market. Velvety purple leaves are a wonderful contrast to petite white flowers in June. 3-4' Zone 3-7 JUN

Compact growing shrub with large, bright yellow flowers up to 1½" diameter, blooming well into fall. Dark green foliage. Remove oldest stems to ground in early spring to keep fresh looking. 2-3' Zones 2-7 JUN-OCT P. fruticosa ‘Gold Star’ GOLD STAR POTENTILLA

PLUM PRUNUS

P. americana AMERICAN PLUM

This native plum flowers in spring with a mass of white along the arching branches. The fruit is yellow overlaid with red, ripens in summer and is edible. Can be used as a pollinator for fruiting plumvarieties. Grown shrub form. 15-20' Zones 2-8 MAY P. glandulosa 'Rosea Plena' DOUBLE PINK FLOWERING ALMOND

An excellent, new creeping form of Western Sand Cherry discovered in eastern Colorado. Showy, glossy, silver-green foliage turns pinkish-red in fall. White flowers in May give way to ¾" edible, black cherries. Great for attracting birds. Another xeriscape plant that prefers hot, dry sites in full sun. Can mildew in moist or shaded locations. Shown in fall color. 12-18"x3-4' Zones 2-8 MAY P. x cistena PURPLELEAF SAND CHERRY

Outstanding introduction from West Germany. Spreading, rounded form. Flowers deep-golden yellow, 1½-2" wide. Huge blooms on a prostrate plant separates this from the rest. Long blooming season. Remove oldest stems to ground in early spring. 2' Zones 2-7 JUN-OCT P. fruticosa 'Kupinpa' (PP 22,732) HAPPY FACE® PINK PARADISE POTENTILLA

Early in the spring before other shrubs have budded the Flowering Almond is covered with double pink carnation-like blossoms. Does best when planted in a protected place with well-drained soil. 5-6' Zones 4-8 MAY

A beautiful shrub with rich, purple-red leaves. The delicate flowers are pink, borne after the leaves have developed in lateApril-earlyMay. Fast growing,medium- sized shrub is an excellent accent and super hardy. 8-10' Zones 3-8 APR-MAY P. besseyi WESTERN SAND CHERRY Small shrub with grayish-green leaves turning purple in fall. Mass of small white flowers along the branches in spring are followed by large quantities of ½" purple-black sweet fruits in summer. Fruits are edible. Xeriscape plant. 4-5' Zones 3-8 MAY

Potentilla are big time bloomers and Pink Paradise is no exception. These cheery pink blossoms begin mid- spring and bloom all the way to frost! The flowers are semi-double so there are more petals which start out a fresh pink that holds its color well. In the heat of summer the color may fade. Small, compact form grows only 2-3' tall and wide. Tolerant of road salt. 2-3' Zones 3-7 JUN-OCT