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| Home: Catalog: Mulberry Miniatures: Page 3 | Herbs A-Z: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z |
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All of the following plants are suited for G-Scale railroaders, faery gardens, rock gardens, troughs, miniature landscapes, Jar-Gems (for strawberry jars),and between stepping stones. Welcome to Mark's dream section. The smaller the plant is, the more we like it. I find these miniatures, so often over looked and even walked on, absolutely fascinating. Why? Possibly as I mature in my plant tastes, the subtle details of these noble, slow growers are just as exciting as their substantial, bold, splashy counterparts. Possibly it is, that no matter how many varieties I find, there are, literally, always room for more. How about, they are just darn cute, like the tiny doll furniture, that make you yearn to be just their size. Perhaps it's the contrast with this weird world and my own sacred space, where everything is child-like perfection for my boys and me. No war, no hunger, and no weeds! Creating authentic miniature worlds, transport the artists and lucky participants.
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Draba, Bristle-TippedDraba aizoides
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun Height: 1in. x 3 Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy Flowers: Early Spring to Late Winter to Middle Spring Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Appears as a 1/2" wide, green Hen-n-Chicks-like alpine exhibiting bright yellow flowers each spring. Tiny individual chicks form clusters of about 5-inches across. Looks great in between rocks and fills in pockets in a mini landscape. |
Draba, Teenie WeenieDraba rigida bryoides
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 1/2in. x 4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Ironically, this Draba stands out because it is the smallest of our offerings. It appears as a miniature "Hen & Chicks" which are small themselves! Clusters of teenie weenie, lemon yellow flowers make complimentary partners with cool blue sedums as they all enjoy sandy, dry situations. |
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DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitae, Tiny TimThuja occidentalis 'Tiny Tim'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun Height: 18in. x 18in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden When this is small, it roughly resembles a miniature scaled oak. Expect a lifetime height of maybe 3 feet from this fine textured, tough little variety. |
DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitea, Hetz MidgetThuja occidentalis 'Hetzi Midget'
Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 3-9
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 2 x2 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Eventually this slow growing green globe will mature to 18"x18." In trough gardens, we like to plant it in clumps of 3 or more to represent a knee high, oak tree forest, with a little pruning. |
DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitea, LinesvilleThuja occidentalis 'Linesville'
Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 3-9
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 2 x2 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Yes, this is a linear "Arborvitae" that begins as juvenile green foliage with blue cast and matures to a fine textured, 2 by 2 foot globe often with a plum wash as the season progresses. We suggest you plant several to imitate a mini-forest. |
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Gold FernChamaecyparis obtusa 'Gold Fern'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to P.Shade Height: 4' x 4' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden The finely textured, golden, fern-like foliage appreciates plenty of sun, but prefers to avoid the hot, burning afternoon sun. Very slowly, it develops into a rounded mini-tree specimen appropriate for any miniature application. |
DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Golden SpriteChameocyparis obtusa 'Golden Sprite
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to P.Shade Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Sprite is right! This is a quarter of the size of "Gold Fern Hinoki", perfectly content to live out its life as a golden, bun-shaped conifer. Great foundation plant outside a railroad building. |
DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, KosteriChameocyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 3' X 4' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Dwarf form of "Hinoki Cypress" with olive-green foliage that cups downward forming an irregular pyramid with age. Self pruning "Alberta Spruce" shape |
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, MariesiiChameocyparis obtusa 'Mariesii'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Short thin creamy variegated foliage form irregular globe shapes. One of Mark's favorite dwarfs for its unusual foliage. With bottom pruning, it makes a great mini tree. |
DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Meroke TwinChamaecyparis obtusa 'Meroke Twin'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 3' x 2' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden You will enjoy watching the foliage mature from bright yellow, to gold and dark green in the center of this cone-shaped mini tree. |
DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Nana GracilisChamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 3' x 3'. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden For the first 5 years, use this ancient variety as a miniature garden, emerald green, glossy, broadly cone-shaped Christmas tree. In its lifetime, growing an inch or two a year, it will graduate to a larger space. |
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Reisii DwarfChameocyparis obtusa 'Reisii Dwarf'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden One of the best dwarf conifers for creating a grove a trees. Upright and narrow growing with its fine texture, it forms "self-bonsai-ing" clumps of bright green foliage. |
DWARF CONIFER- Juniper, Dwarf JapaneseJuniperus procumbens 'Nana'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 6in. x 24in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary Whether you need a trained dark green, coarse needled tree specimen or a tough evergreen to cascade over rocks, this miniature fills many needs. Popular bonsai plant sold for twice is amount. Get it now, get it cheap! |
DWARF CONIFER- Juniper, Pencil PointJuniperus communis 'Pencil Point'
Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 3-9
Light: Full Sun Height: 6 x1 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Eventually, you'll get a 6 foot tall by 1 foot slender, silvery and green column, but you'll need patience. I've seen my share of evergreens squeezed against brick or vinyl siding. With thought and respect for its future growth, you can plant this juniper on either side of the front door or in that sidewalk-n-driveway surrounded "welcome" bed in front of your abode. Also planted in groups as a bonsai or garden railroad mini-forest. |
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DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Baby BlueChameocyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue'
Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 5-9
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 5 x3 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden This 5 x 3', half-sized "Boulevard Cypress" forms a blue, coned-shaped bonsai or stands in as "Blue Spruce" in mini-forests. As it matures, I enjoy its silvery winter foliage in the door swags we assemble. |
DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, BoulevardChameocyparis pisifera 'Cyano-Viridis'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 6' x 4' Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary Larger growing than "Baby Blue," this is a great shade tolerant variety, very useful for creating the background scenery in any railroad garden. As with most "Hinoki Cypress" it will need yearly shaking to remove the dead interior foliage. |
DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Compact VariegaChameocyparis pisifera 'Minima Variegata'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 2' x 2' Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary I love this rounded/ ball growing mini variety, with flecks and splashes of bright gold color to help break up the solid green "mini forests." It also make a great specimen tree in the the backyard in any cityscape. |
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DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Cream BallChamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
New for 2009Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 3' x 3' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary Not exactly the color of new fallen snow, but it is not hard to imagine a winterscape with this soft, creamy-white tipped, neat, rounded ball from Canada. |
DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Juniper LeafChamaecyparis pisifera 'Juniperioides'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 3'x 3' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary You'll notice golden yellow foliage in early Summer eventually settling into a blue green hue by fall. Although dwarf (slow growing to 3 feet), it is an upright globe, just right for a tidy, well cared for railroad set-up... |
DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Meth DwarfChamaecyparis thyoides 'Meth Dwarf'
Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 4-9
Light: Full Sun Height: 6 x3 Feet Water: Normal- Wet Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden I raid this plant as it matures to a 6 x 3', Alberta Spruce shaped specimen when we make holiday door swags because of its plum edged, green foliage and most importantly, soft texture. Try this easy bonsai alone or better yet, create another mini-forest candidate when planted with at least 2 other cedars. |
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DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Little JamieChamaecyparis thyoides 'Little Jamie
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 4in. x 18in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden Create a forest of "tall," narrow, grey-green foliage turning plume-purple colored in winter. Great miniature for tight spaces between railroad buildings or a miniature windbreak. |
DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Top PointChamaecyparis thyoides 'Top Point'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 4in. x 18in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental Tired of "Alberta Spruce" christmas trees? This true dwarf form adapts to average, moist soils and offers bright green needled leaves. |
Dymondia, Mini GazaniaDymondia margaretae
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a
7b
8a
9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 3in. groundcover Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Borders, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Walk About If you can overwinter it, this is a colorful, coarse textured, groundcover with 4 inch wide rosettes of blue-grey foliage and silvery undersides. Or consider it an annual with 1/2" yellow daisies, most of the summer. |
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