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PICKENS CO. 4-H / MASTER GARDENERS PLANT DESCRIPTIONS
GIANT 3 Year Old Blueberry Bushes
Cost $10
3 gallon
* Climax
*Brightwell
Early-season, usually start ripening mid-June
* Bluebell *Tiftblue
* Powder blue
Mid-season, usually starts ripening in early July
*Centurion
Late-season usually starts ripening mid-late July
Blueberries are relatively pest-free and require little care once established. The average family needs 4 to 6 bushes. You can plant as few
as 2 plants as long as you have 2 varieties for cross-pollination. They need full sun. They will produce a small quantity of berries year
1and produce up to 2 gallons per bush after 3 years. Plant 4 to 6 feet apart for a hedge/screening, or 10 to 12 feet for specimen plants.
Blackberry Bushes
Cost $4
1 gallon
*Apache - Thorn less, ripens late June for about 5 weeks. Fruit is firm, and rated between Arapaho and Navaho.
*Arapaho – Thorn less, ripens mid-late June for about 4 weeks. Fruit is firm with slightly smaller seeds than Navaho.
*Navaho - Thornless, ripens early-mid July for about 5 weeks. Fruit is firm and yields over a longer season than Arapaho.
*Kiowa - Thorny, ripens early-mid June for about 6 weeks. Large firm fruit has a nice combined “sweet and tart” flavor.
*Cheyenne - Thorny, used commercially, high yielding with sweet fruit. Not quite as thorny as the Kiowa.
Blackberries are self-fruitful so you can plant just one plant and still get fruit. The average family needs 10 to 15 plants. They yield
more in full sun but can tolerate some shade. They can be planted as close as 2 feet apart for a hedge or screen. Some choose to
trellis for a neat landscape effect. Thornless blackberries are relatively pest-free and require little care once established. The
Arapaho and Navaho varieties are not as aggressive as their wild cousins and won’t invade your flower or vegetable garden. With
simple renewal pruning each winter, you can expect yields up to 3-4 pints per plant over 4-8 weeks.
Muscadine Vines
Cost $6
1 gallon
SELF-FERTILE (perfect flower)
*Carlos – Bronze, small fruit size. Ripens medium to early and tastes similar to Scuppernong. 16% sugar.
*Cowart - Black, medium fruit size, large clusters, disease-resistant; good production, vigorous vine, good quality. Largest selffertile variety. Good pollinator. 17% sugar.
*Southland - Purplish-black, medium to large fruit. Excellent for home use. 17% sugar.
*Tara - Large bronze fruit, high-yielding, cold-resistant, vigorous plant. 17% sugar.
*Triumph - Greenish-bronze, largest bronze self-fertile fruit, thin skin, good quality, winter hardy, excellent pollinator. 18% sugar.
*Nesbit- Black muscadine is very productive and ripens over a long period of time. Its fruit is 18% sugar and ripens mid-late season
FEMALE (Must have 1 of the above self-fertile varieties inter-planted to ensure pollination)
*Jumbo - Black, large fruit size, good disease resistance, ripens mid-season to late. Long season due to uneven ripening. 15% sugar.
*Fry - Bronze, large fruit of excellent quality. Not as cold-hardy as some, but worth the risk. 21% sugar.
*Summit - Large reddish-bronze fruit, ripens mid-season. One of the best for home use. 20% sugar.
*Scuppernong: - Bronze with medium to large fruit, small cluster, excellent quality, ripens mid-season. The best-known and most
widely grown variety of the muscadine grape. The oldest cultivated variety, but still one of the best.. 17% sugar.
Bunch Grapes
Cost $6
1 gallon
*Thompson - light green, seedless, ripens early to mid-season. Vine is not long lived, less than 10 years.
*Red Flame - light red, seedless, medium sized fruit, ripens early. Vine is not long lived, less than 10 years.
*Reliance - pink-fruited seedless grape, tops for flavor and texture. Ripens early September
Raspberries
Cost $4
1 gallon
*Latham - large, medium-red-colored fruit, with a delicious flavor. Ripens in June to July
Fig:
Cost $6
1 gallon
*Brown Turkey - medium-sized, bronze-colored fruit excellent for preserving and good for fresh use.
Strawberries
Cost $12 for 25 plants
*Earliglow - Early season, medium size, among the best-flavored varieties. Good fresh, frozen, or made into preserves.
*Allstar - Ripens mid-season, has large berries, big harvests over a short period, ideal for canning or freezing.
Unique and Unusual Plants
Some Have Limited Quantities!!
*Arborvitae: Green Giant. An excellent evergreen screen tree if given plenty of space and full sun, grows 40-50’ 1 gallon
*Beautyberry Early amethyst’-Rounded deciduous shrub with distinctive purple, abundant fruit, 3-4’ tall, 4-5’ wide, full sun
*Red Twig Dogwood: White spring blooms with bright red branches for winter color.
*Fothergilla: Fragrant White spring blooms and exceptional fall color. 2-4 ft. tall and wide
*Pieris: Katsura:: A shade loving, evergreen, with pink spring blooms. Grows to 3 ft. tall and wide
3 gallon
*Cotinus Coggygria: (Smoke bush)A very drought tolerant shrub, with purple/green leaves and pink blooms.
3 gallon
*Cotoneaster: Tom Thumb. This ground cover has dark. green leaves which turn red in the fall.
1 gallon
*Blueberry: Top Hat: A dwarf blueberry suitable for the patio, growing 2’ x 2’ in size..
3 gallon
*Blueberry: Pink lemonade. This pink blueberry is self-fertile and grows 4-6ft tall and wide, with good fall color. 1 gallon
3 gallon
*Chamaecyparis Filiocides:” Fern spray “A lovely, slow growing evergreen for planters or Zen gardens.
3 gallon
*Calycanthus: Hartlage wine: Fast growing to 8x6ft wide, with large fragrant, maroon/red flowers in May.
3 gallon
*Picea: Birds- nest spruce - Extremely hardy and wind resistant. Bark is red-brown. Leaves are needle-like, dark green
*Clethra: Sixteen candles. Fragrant, white flower spikes in summer, even in the shade, on this 3x3ft mounding shrub.
* Forsythia: This shrub covers it’s self with yellow flowers in late winter and is very easy to grow.
1 gallon
3 gallon
Roses, Knockout
Cost $25
$6
$13
5 gallon
*Double Red - 2-3 inch velvety-red fully-double flowers with up to 25 petals per bloom summer until the killing fall frosts.
*Pink: Lovely pink blooms all summer long on this 4’x4’ disease resistant and hardy shrub.
3 gallon
Loropetalum
Cost $ 17
3 gallon
*Sizzling Pink--- Beautiful plant that reaches 4 to 6 feet high and 4 to5 feet wide. Bright pink blooms, and black-burgundy foliage.
Junipers
Cost $6
1 gallon
*Blue Pacific - Dense, 12 to 18 inches tall conifer with aromatic, gray-green or blue-green needle-like leaves about a half-inch long.
*Parsonii: Gray green foliage. This 2-3’x 6’ wide juniper is very drought tolerant once established.
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$6
$14
Crape Myrtles
Cost $5
1 gallon
*Natchez (White Bloom)
*Tuscarora (Coral Pink Bloom)
*Pink Velour (Pink Flowers/Purple Leaves)
These are improved releases from the U.S. Arboretum and have a high resistance to powdery - mildew disease.
Viburnums
Cost $17
3 gallon
These plants are very disease-resistant, and have a striking appearance year-round.
*Mohawk – Blooms late April, waxy white flowers. Strong spicy clove fragrance. Leaves turn brilliant orange-red in the fall.
*Shasta: A double file viburnum with excellent fall color. Growing to 6’x 9’ with white blooms in May through July.
Cost $6
1 gallon
*Spring Bouquet –Dark green leaves, pink flower buds turn to clusters of small, white flowers in late winter to early spring
Hollies
Cost $5
1 gallon
*Soft Touch--- Small, glossy leaves, tiny flowers in the spring and black-colored berries in the fall and winter attract birds
Evergreen Azaleas
Cost $5
1 gallon
*Delaware Valley White - Medium-sized single, white blossoms bloom midseason. It grows 2-4 ft. tall and 3-5 ft. wide.
*Girard Crimson - Rosy red /crimson mid- season blooms and great fall color, growing to 3x3 ft. in size.
*Girard Rose - Heavy bloomer, midseason, single, deep red/ rose color. It grows 3 ft. tall and wide.
*Girard Renee Michelle – Pink showy flowers abound on this 2-3’x 5’ wide, mid-season blooming Azalea.
*Hilda Niblett - Soft pink 4 inch flowers, 1 ft tall and 3-4 ft spread. One of a kind!
Camellias
Cost $24
3 gallon
*April Tryst: Lovely red blooms in mid-season on this 15’x 8’evergreen shrub. Prefers part to full shade
*C.M. Hovey: Strong growing to 10-12 high. Red, double flowers from late winter to early spring. Tolerates heat and humidity.
*Governor Mouton: Large, loose, peony form blooms are red with white blotches. Reaches 15’ x 8’ wide.
*Spring’s awakening---Blooms December through March, small pink flowers in a double rose form.
Gardenia
*Frost Proof - Huge, heavy-scented, velvety white flowers. Grow in full sun or partial shade.
Perennials
Ferns
Cost $8
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1 gallon $7
3 gallon $17
1 gallon
*Autumn Fern - These plants prefer shade and are known for spring color of copper and orange developing into a beautiful green.
*Japanese Painted Fern: Growing 12 to 18” tall with silver green and maroon foliage this fern is a stand-out in the shade
Heuchera
*Snow Angel - White mottling of leaves gives this variety its name, Vigorous, large pink flower spikes to 12 inches.
*Caramel: Great, year round caramel color all year with blooms in August. Prefers part shade and well drained soil.
Nepeta:.” Walkers Low”. A plant for cat lovers, they love the scent of the leaves. Blue/lilac summer blooms. Butterflies love it too.
Agastache. Blue Fortune: The blue/lilac spikes on this 2-3’ plant are a humming bird and butterfly magnet. Blooms summer to frost.
Achillea: Paprika. This Achillea reaches 2-3’ high, with red blooms, it also attracts butterflies.
Ophiopogon. Black” Mondo” grass. This is a slow spreading ground cover, with dark green/black blades and pink flowers in summer.
Rudbeckia *Goldstrum - One of the best garden plants of all time, with yellow flowers all summer.
Leucanthemum. (Shasta Daisy)
*Becky – Stunning white blooms from July to September, long, strong stems are excellent for cutting. .
Rhododendron
Cost $10
1 gallon
*Roseum Elegans: Large pink/lilac blooms on this wide vigorous upright shrub. Heat tolerant, grows best in Part shade.
*English Roseum: Large lavender/ pink flowers in mid-spring. Grows to 6ft in part to full shade.
Native Azaleas
Cost $11
$28
1 gallon
3 gallon
* R. Arborescens:*R. Calendulaceum: *R. Cumberlandese: *R. Viscosum: Prunifolium:. *R. Pink Flammeum:
*We can’t say enough about native azaleas. They are hard to find in the marketplace, but we have found a supply of mixed colors
and species. Their striking colors and early bloom time will delight you. Limited number is available. See website for colors
.Hydrangeas
Cost $24
3 gallon
*Dooley: This hydrangea has blue flowers in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soil. It grows to5’ x5’ in size.
*Limelight: - Unique bright green blooms in mid-summer that hold into autumn when the blooms change color to a rich deep pink.
*Glowing Embers: This is a very vigorous hydrangea with 8” burgundy/ red blooms and reaches 6’ x6’ in size.
Thank you from Pickens County 4-H and Pickens Master Gardeners!
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