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Cora Louise Itoh Peony

Paeonia x ‘Cora Louise’

Producing up to 50 large, semi-double blossoms in a season this Peony requires no staking for its dark lavender centered white flowers.  These sturdy pleasantly scented blooms make excellent additions to any bouquet.

Cold hardiness zones: 4 – 8
Light needs: Full Sun
Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Special feature: Prolific Flowering

Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring

 

Check out More from Monrovia that will be arriving this week.

Windcliff Pachysandra

Pachysandra axillaris ‘Windcliff’

This rare species of Pachysandra is a great addition to Monrovia’s Dan Hinkley Collection.  A distinctive  evergreen groundcover, Windcliff Pachysandra has noticeably fragrant white flowers in early spring, repeating again in autumn and grows  just four to six inches high.

Cold hardiness zones: 6 – 9
Light needs: Full to Partial Shade
Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Special feature: Repeat fragrant blooms  

Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 2 ft. to 3 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

Yvonne Port Orford Cedar – Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Yvonne’

This moderately growing evergreen conifer develops golden yellow tipped green foliage in fall and winter becoming greenish yellow during the warm season. Makes a dense, colorful hedge or specimen growing 10 to 20 ft. tall & 6 to 12 ft. wide.

Cold hardiness zones: 6 – 9
Light needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Special feature: Improved Pest and Disease Resistance

Care Information: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Can be sheared to shape in late winter if desired.

We expect this new & exceptional plant to arrive from Monrovia sometime around April or May.