Showing posts with label wisterias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wisterias. Show all posts
Friday, April 09, 2010
Wisterias
We have increased our range of Wisterias again, but still concentrating on the two most popular which are "Black Dragon" and "Macrobotrys" (double and long racemes respectively), but this doesn't mean that they are the best or most attractive varieties. The full Wisteria cribsheet is available at www.jackdawsfield.co.uk
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wisterias
There is a full range of Wisterias available in May and, if grown under protection, these will make substantial plants this season. We have grafted a good number of the two most popular varieties (Black Dragon and Macrobotrys) but have tried to offer a wide range as well. There may well be some more varieties, that aren’t listed as yet, which have been grafted from a well-known collection so please let us know if you want to go off the scale with your Wisteria offering, and we can keep you informed.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Not just a new availability list
A new availability list is available today.
A new Wisteria data sheet has joined the Fuchsia data sheet and the Diarama's to follow shortly. all on www.jackdawsfield.co.uk
A new Wisteria data sheet has joined the Fuchsia data sheet and the Diarama's to follow shortly. all on www.jackdawsfield.co.uk
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Notes for February Part 1
The new crop of Wisterias appear on our new availability list – we have just grafted them and they will be ready for May despatch in a one litre pot. Potted under protection they will make saleable plants for next spring. We have concentrated on the two most popular varieties:
Macrobotrys has long pale blue flowers which can reach over 1m, while
Black Dragon is double and most effective as the buds open when the effect is very intense violet.
We also have other shades of lilac and blue, plus pinks and white as well. Ask for the full cribsheet if you want to know more or download it from our website http://www.jackdawsfield.co.uk/ where it will appear shortly.
We also graft Campsis (Mme Galen, red, and Flava, yellow) which may seem perverse when they are quicker, easier and cheaper to grow form cuttings. However as take our scion wood form flowering plants the result is young plants that flower in the first year (unlike cutting raised) on the ends of the new growth in mid-summer, thus giving a good sales opportunity.
We have a ridiculously wide range of Dieramas available and without exception they are charming in flower, although unfortunately shy to start flowering. The trick is to grow some to flowering size and use this as living labels to sell younger ones. Again a cribsheet will shortly be available on request or on line. They can be grown outside in summer but I think they need protection from winter wet without which they will not survive the cold, but don’t dry them out too much as they can go dormant.
Another aid available is a hardiness chart linking minimum temperatures, USDA hardiness zones and RHS AGM hardiness ratings. As our winters change many plants rated as hardy to –5o C (USDA Zone 9, RHS H3) are proving hardy over a much wider area and its is a shame not to try some. I will be using USDA numbers with reference to plants that are new to our list.
We have an extensive range of Bearded Irises available and in addition to those listed we have the following available in one litre pots (trays of 8) at £1.25 each. At this size they are almost certain to flower.
95 Vonnies Wedding Iris – classic pale blue, tall.
50 Pink Lavender – mauve pink lavender self, tall ( I didn’t coin that phrase).
130 English Cottage – violet plicata on white, medium, repeat flowering, tall.
170 Dancer’s Veil – ruffled white with violet-blue markings.
171 Azap – cobalt blue – short.
Macrobotrys has long pale blue flowers which can reach over 1m, while
Black Dragon is double and most effective as the buds open when the effect is very intense violet.
We also have other shades of lilac and blue, plus pinks and white as well. Ask for the full cribsheet if you want to know more or download it from our website http://www.jackdawsfield.co.uk/ where it will appear shortly.
We also graft Campsis (Mme Galen, red, and Flava, yellow) which may seem perverse when they are quicker, easier and cheaper to grow form cuttings. However as take our scion wood form flowering plants the result is young plants that flower in the first year (unlike cutting raised) on the ends of the new growth in mid-summer, thus giving a good sales opportunity.
We have a ridiculously wide range of Dieramas available and without exception they are charming in flower, although unfortunately shy to start flowering. The trick is to grow some to flowering size and use this as living labels to sell younger ones. Again a cribsheet will shortly be available on request or on line. They can be grown outside in summer but I think they need protection from winter wet without which they will not survive the cold, but don’t dry them out too much as they can go dormant.
Another aid available is a hardiness chart linking minimum temperatures, USDA hardiness zones and RHS AGM hardiness ratings. As our winters change many plants rated as hardy to –5o C (USDA Zone 9, RHS H3) are proving hardy over a much wider area and its is a shame not to try some. I will be using USDA numbers with reference to plants that are new to our list.
We have an extensive range of Bearded Irises available and in addition to those listed we have the following available in one litre pots (trays of 8) at £1.25 each. At this size they are almost certain to flower.
95 Vonnies Wedding Iris – classic pale blue, tall.
50 Pink Lavender – mauve pink lavender self, tall ( I didn’t coin that phrase).
130 English Cottage – violet plicata on white, medium, repeat flowering, tall.
170 Dancer’s Veil – ruffled white with violet-blue markings.
171 Azap – cobalt blue – short.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Notes & news for March 2007
The current availability list has probably the greatest range available at any time during the year – but if there are items, which we catalogue, that are not on this list then it is still worth enquiring.
We are offering grafted Campsis for the first time, which may seem a little odd as they are obviously more expensive. However grafted plants flower much more readily than those from cuttings; these will all flower in July/August. The logical thing to do is have some of these for summer sales and use the cheaper ones for the rest of the year. We are also grafting Corylus (in yellow and purple) and Wisterias. Watch out for Hamamelis in future years.
If you haven’t bought Camellias from us you will not know how good they are, and we can say this without bragging as we do not grow these but sell them for a friend. They are all traditional varieties from this country and will do well in our conditions; please ask for the list which currently has 50+ varieties.
We have substantially increased our range of hardy Fuchsias, but for this year we will be just supplying sample quantities so that we can jointly decide which are worth pursuing. If these push your buttons (or those of your customers) let us know and we will send you the details.
Ugni molinae ‘Flambeau’ appears for the first time. It is a small white and pink variegated shrub and would have been a Myrtus if it had appeared a few years ago. It is pretty and clearly lends itself to impulse sales and patio culture. I have some doubts as to its quality as a plant for the open garden but it could be a rising star.
Cornus capitata reappears after a year or two off. It is not for all of you, as it is a tree but only a small one. Its claim to fame is sulphur yellow flower bracts in June and July possibly to be followed by strawberry-like fruit. Older books say that it is tender, but this does not seem to be the case.
Party Dress Hellebores are double-flowered and we have more this year. Having seen them flower again they have to be worth your while trying; they certainly provoked a lot of interest at GAN. The names refer to the seed parents and the progeny does not come true as reliably as the singles do; the form of the flowers is also very variable with different numbers of whorls of petals and varying amounts of remaining stamens. Some are stunning, most are very pretty and only a few are disappointing.
Uncinia egmontiana is similar to the Uncinia rubra you are familiar with, but the leaves are glossier and more maroon than red, if it is selected carefully. We have had seed lots which gave plants that we couldn’t sell as U. egmontiana but this current batch is very impressive.
Now that we have got our bamboo production largely in house we are slowly increasing the range that we can reliably offer. We have good quantities of Phyllostachys for this year, and the Fargesias look promising. We are learning what will and what will not sell and would be interested to know what further forms you would be interested in.
Our phone system has been causing confusion because it always dials out on our fax line (891113) in order not to clutter up the phone line (891473). Those of you with CLI, or receiving calls on a mobile, or using 1471 are therefore getting the false impression that we have changed our phone number which we haven’t. By the way, we rely on cordless phones when we are out on the nursery (because we have no office staff) so you do need be patient and let the phone ring for quite a while as it is not always easy to answer promptly when your hands are not free.
Danish trolleys. We have more of these than we need, particularly during April and May, which is not such a busy time for us as it is for you. Therefore we have up to 20 trolleys
(with three or more shelves each) to hire out at a price of £3.00 per week which is less than CC charge for April/May, and without the deposit, minimum hire periods etc. etc
Finally – there is more positive thinking in the trade this year; so let us capitalise on that and make it the year that banishes the memories of the last three. Here’s to warm sunny weekends. Cheers!
We are offering grafted Campsis for the first time, which may seem a little odd as they are obviously more expensive. However grafted plants flower much more readily than those from cuttings; these will all flower in July/August. The logical thing to do is have some of these for summer sales and use the cheaper ones for the rest of the year. We are also grafting Corylus (in yellow and purple) and Wisterias. Watch out for Hamamelis in future years.
If you haven’t bought Camellias from us you will not know how good they are, and we can say this without bragging as we do not grow these but sell them for a friend. They are all traditional varieties from this country and will do well in our conditions; please ask for the list which currently has 50+ varieties.
We have substantially increased our range of hardy Fuchsias, but for this year we will be just supplying sample quantities so that we can jointly decide which are worth pursuing. If these push your buttons (or those of your customers) let us know and we will send you the details.
Ugni molinae ‘Flambeau’ appears for the first time. It is a small white and pink variegated shrub and would have been a Myrtus if it had appeared a few years ago. It is pretty and clearly lends itself to impulse sales and patio culture. I have some doubts as to its quality as a plant for the open garden but it could be a rising star.
Cornus capitata reappears after a year or two off. It is not for all of you, as it is a tree but only a small one. Its claim to fame is sulphur yellow flower bracts in June and July possibly to be followed by strawberry-like fruit. Older books say that it is tender, but this does not seem to be the case.
Party Dress Hellebores are double-flowered and we have more this year. Having seen them flower again they have to be worth your while trying; they certainly provoked a lot of interest at GAN. The names refer to the seed parents and the progeny does not come true as reliably as the singles do; the form of the flowers is also very variable with different numbers of whorls of petals and varying amounts of remaining stamens. Some are stunning, most are very pretty and only a few are disappointing.
Uncinia egmontiana is similar to the Uncinia rubra you are familiar with, but the leaves are glossier and more maroon than red, if it is selected carefully. We have had seed lots which gave plants that we couldn’t sell as U. egmontiana but this current batch is very impressive.
Now that we have got our bamboo production largely in house we are slowly increasing the range that we can reliably offer. We have good quantities of Phyllostachys for this year, and the Fargesias look promising. We are learning what will and what will not sell and would be interested to know what further forms you would be interested in.
Our phone system has been causing confusion because it always dials out on our fax line (891113) in order not to clutter up the phone line (891473). Those of you with CLI, or receiving calls on a mobile, or using 1471 are therefore getting the false impression that we have changed our phone number which we haven’t. By the way, we rely on cordless phones when we are out on the nursery (because we have no office staff) so you do need be patient and let the phone ring for quite a while as it is not always easy to answer promptly when your hands are not free.
Danish trolleys. We have more of these than we need, particularly during April and May, which is not such a busy time for us as it is for you. Therefore we have up to 20 trolleys
(with three or more shelves each) to hire out at a price of £3.00 per week which is less than CC charge for April/May, and without the deposit, minimum hire periods etc. etc
Finally – there is more positive thinking in the trade this year; so let us capitalise on that and make it the year that banishes the memories of the last three. Here’s to warm sunny weekends. Cheers!
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