Pleasant Run Nursery Plant Catalog

Botanical Name     Common Name
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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla

False Indigo
The tall white pea-flowered spikes of Baptisia alba var. macrophylla appear in May and June. Black peapods add interest into the Fall and Winter. A very long-lived perennial.
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla

Baptisia australis

False Indigo
Baptisia australis, also known as Red Neck Lupine, has blue pea-like flowers in May and June, A long-lived perennial. 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Baptisia australis

Baptisia sphaerocarpa

False Indigo
The yellow peaflowered spikes of Baptisia sphaerocarpa appear in mid to late Summer over disease resistant green foliage. Clump is long lived and increases in size every year.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screaming Yellow'

False Indigo
Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screaming Yellow' has bright yellow spikes of pea-shaped flowers in July, over clean, blue-green foliage. A tough, long lived perennial, selected by Larry Loman of Arkansas.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screaming Yellow'

Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight'

False Indigo
The spikes of Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight' have butter-yellow pea-shaped flowers in June over clean, blue-green foliage. A great long lived hybrid from Rob Gardner of the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill.
Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight'

Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke'

False Indigo
Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke' has purple-blue flowers in May and June. A long-lived perennial, selected by Bob Gardner of the NC Botanical Garden.
Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke'

Baptisia x Solar Flare Prairieblues™

False Indigo
The tall pea-flowered spikes of Baptisia x Solar Flare Prairieblues™ start out yellow and age to orange. Another exciting introduction from Chicagoland Grows.
Baptisia x Solar Flare Prairieblues™

Baptisia x Starlite Prairieblues™

False Indigo
The tall blue spikes of pea flowers with white at base of Baptisia x Starlite Prairieblues™ are very showy. Starlite Prairieblues™ is another great Cummer flowering introduction from Chicagoland Grows.
Baptisia x Starlite Prairieblues™

Baptisia x Twilite Prairieblues™

False Indigo
Flower spikes are deep violet-purple with yellow at base, produced in June on vigorous, long lived plants. A cross between australis and sphaerocarpa from Dr. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden of Illinois, so you know it's tough.
Baptisia x Twilite Prairieblues™

Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® ('Monry')

Barberry
Sunsation® is a newer variety of golden Barberry with a compact, dwarf form. Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® boasts foliage that is a vivid chartreuse, changing to yellow as it matures. Deciduous. A Monrovia introduction.
Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® ('Monry')

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'

Barberry
'Crimson Pygmy' Barberry is a low growing deciduous shrub with very showy burgundy foliage. Fall color is burgundy-red. Deciduous.
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'

Barberry
'Rose Glow' Barberry is a deciduous shrub, its new leaves are patterned pink and purple, changing to red-purple when mature. Fall color is very showy. An introduction from Holland many years ago.
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Royal Burgundy™ ('GentryCultivar')

Barberry
Royal Burgundy™ Barberry has deeper, more velvety purple foliage than 'Crimson Pygmy', and the plants stay tighter and more compact. The fall color is so deep burgundy that it appears almost black. Introduced by Leo Gentry Sr. Deciduous.
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Royal Burgundy™ ('GentryCultivar')

Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn'

Barberry
Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn' has shiny evergreen foliage, yellow flowers in Spring, and wonderful bronze Fall color. Fierce thorns make it particularly discouraging to deer.
Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn'

Bergenia x 'Bressingham Ruby'

Leather Pigsqueak
Bergenia x 'Bressingham Ruby' has dark pink flowers in April and May, burgundy Fall foliage, and is evergreen. A great shade plant from Alan Bloom of England.
Bergenia x 'Bressingham Ruby'

Bergenia x 'Bressingham White'

Leather Pigsqueak
Bergenia x 'Bressingham White' has white flowers in April and May over shiny green leaves which turn bronze in the Fall, and is evergreen. Hybridized by Alan Bloom of England.
Bergenia x 'Bressingham White'

Betula nigra Heritage® ('Cully')

Riverbirch

Heritage® Riverbirch is the "sine qua non" of Birches for the Northeast, from extraordinary plantsman Earl Cully. Beautiful creamy exfoliating bark, disease and borer resistant, wet site tolerant, fast growth habit, we could go on and on...P.H.S. Gold Medal Plant.

Betula nigra Heritage® ('Cully')

Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'

Riverbirch
Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade' is a fascinating weeping form of river birch with excellent disease and insect resistance and beautiful exfoliating bark. An introduction from Shiloh Nursery in Harmony, NC. This plant loves wet sites.
Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'

Blechnum spicant

Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant is a very beautiful dark green, leathery fern with prostrate sterile fronds and upright fertile fronds. It is an evergreen clump.
Blechnum spicant

Bletilla striata

Hardy Orchid
Bletilla striata has rosy-purple flowers in May, like miniature Cattleyas. The clump will grow steadily larger.
Bletilla striata

Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'

Bolton's Aster
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' has lots of white Aster-like flowers which bloom for an extended period in mid to late Summer. Foliage is glaucous green, and very disease resistant and clean. Good for cutflower arrangements.
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'

Briza media

Quaking Grass
The beautiful seed heads of Quaking Grass start appearing in June and are a wonderful addition to cut and dry flower arrangements. Seed heads make a lovely sound in the wind. Prefers a dry, well-drained site.
Briza media

Brunnera macrophylla

Heartleaf Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla has blue flowers, in mid to late Spring, over green foliage. Must have a moist spot.
Brunnera macrophylla

Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White'

Heartleaf Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White' is similar to 'Variegata' but with greater sun tolerance. Spring blooming, and perfers a cool, moist location.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Heartleaf Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' has blue flowers in mid to late Spring. The green foliage has a showy silver overlay. Cool shady conditions are best.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'

Heartleaf Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' is an even more breathtaking version of B. 'Jack Frost', with leaves more completely covered with silver. Pale blue forget-me-not flowers appear in Spring.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'

Heartleaf Brunnera
The blue flowers of Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata' look like forget-me-nots in Spring. Leaves are large and dark green, strikingly marked with bright white, irregular margins. Does not want much sun exposure, and prefers moist locations.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'

Buddleia davidii Adonis Blue™ ('Adokeep')

Butterfly Bush
Adonis Blue™ has deep blue fragrant flowers all Summer long, with a nice compact habit. From Elizabeth Keep of East Malling, England.
Buddleia davidii Adonis Blue™ ('Adokeep')

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' boasts fragrant violet-purple flowers starting in late June. This Butterfly bush has a vigorous and large habit.
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Buddleia davidii 'Lochinch'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Lochinch' has fragrant lavender-blue flowers starting in late June. The foliage has a distinctive silver cast to the leaves.
Buddleia davidii 'Lochinch'

Buddleia davidii Peacock™ ('Peakeep')

Butterfly Bush

Peacock has pink fragrant flowers all Summer, with a nice compact habit. An introduction from Elizabeth Keep of East Malling, England.

Buddleia davidii Peacock™ ('Peakeep')

Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight' boasts fragrant true pink flowers starting in late June.
Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight'

Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple'

Butterfly Bush
'Potter's Purple' Butterfly Bush has fragrant magenta-purple flowers starting in late June.
Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple'

Buddleia davidii Purple Emperor™ ('Pyrkeep')

Butterfly Bush

Purple Emperor has mauve-purple fragrant flowers all Summer with a nice compact habit. Introduced by Elizabeth Keep of East Malling, England.

Buddleia davidii Purple Emperor™ ('Pyrkeep')

Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red' abounds with fragrant burgundy-red flowers starting in late June.
Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'

Buddleia davidii 'White Ball'

Butterfly Bush
'White Ball' Butterfly Bush is covered with fragrant white flowers all Summer long. This Buddleia is small enough to use in a perennial bed. 'White Ball' is one Buddleia which is sterile. From Boskoop, Holland.
Buddleia davidii 'White Ball'

Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion' abounds with fragrant white flowers starting in late June with a vigorous and large habit.
Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'

Buddleia davidii 'Empire Blue'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Empire Blue' is one of the bluest of the Butterfly bushes, producing fragrant large flowers from June to frost. Our friend Stephen Kristoph first introduced us to this plant, from Bluestone Perennials.
Buddleia davidii 'Empire Blue'

Buddleia davidii 'Miss Ruby'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Miss Ruby' is about as close to red as a Buddleia gets. Since it is a cross with B. 'White Ball', its habit is more compact than its other parent, B. 'Attraction'. Developed by Dr. Dennis Werner of the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Buddleia davidii 'Miss Ruby'

Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia x weyeriana Honeycomb has fragrant yellow flowers with orange throats in Summer. Makes a very large plant so it really needs cutting back hard in the Spring.
Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'

Buxus microphylla 'Jim Stauffer'

Boxwood - Little Leaf
Often called 'Tru Spreader', 'Jim Stauffer' is a slow, low growing evergreen which exhibits good Winter color and great cold tolerance.
Buxus microphylla 'Jim Stauffer'

Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Winter Gem'

Boxwood - Little Leaf
'Winter Gem' Boxwood has large glossy evergreen leaves with bronze backs and an upright rounded habit.
Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Winter Gem'

Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Wintergreen'

Boxwood - Little Leaf
'Wintergreen' has dark evergreen leaves and maintains its green Winter color well. It has a rounded habit and is very hardy. Introduced by Scarff Nursery of Ohio.
Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Wintergreen'

Buxus sempervirens

Boxwood - Common
Common Boxwood has dark green evergreen foliage and is slow growing but eventually will grow into a large round plant. Buxus sempervirens can be trimmed into a variety of shapes and sizes.
Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'

Boxwood - Common
'Dee Runk' has glossy dark green foliage that makes its conical shape a standout. Dee Runk Boxwood is evergreen and slow growing and is an exciting newcomer to the Boxwood scene. P.H.S. Gold Medal Plant.
Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'

Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'

Boxwood - Common
A beautiful variegated Boxwood, 'Elegantissima' has a creamy ivory edge to its green leaves. Evergreen, and does best in shade.
Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'

Boxwood - English

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' is a tight, compact, slow-growing classic Boxwood for low hedges and knot gardens. It takes repeated trimming very well and has the classic smell.

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'

Buxus x 'Green Mountain'

Boxwood - Little Leaf
'Green Mountain' has a pyramidal shape and small evergreen leaves that show some bronzing in Winter. Buxus x 'Green Mountain' is from selections made at Sheridan Nursery of Ontario.
Buxus x 'Green Mountain'

Buxus x 'Green Velvet'

Boxwood
'Green Velvet' Boxwood is a very hardy selection from Sheridan Nursery in Canada. Glossy evergreen foliage. P.H.S. Gold Medal Plant.
Buxus x 'Green Velvet'

Buxus x 'Green Gem'

Boxwood
A cross between B. sinica var. insularis and B. sempervirens, Buxus x 'Green Gem' Boxwood is a slow-growing round evergreen that combines excellent hardiness with good winter color. An introduction by Sheridan Nurseries of Ontario, Canada.
Buxus x 'Green Gem'
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