Elfin Herb, Mini Purple
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Mini-leaved Purple'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade or Full Sun
Height: 12" x 12
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Topiary
Tender Perennial

We love the Purple Elfin Herb, but it was too big for our miniature landscapes. Behold, the faeries worked magic in 2002, thus we were rewarded with this new seedling. Leaves are same size as "White," "Red," and "Pale Pink," which is 1/2 the size of "Mexican Heather".
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Elfin Herb, Mini Red
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Red'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade or Full Sun
Height: 12" x 12
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Topiary
Tender Perennial

Bright violet-red flowers frolick over shiny foliage and are just as cute as it's name. Purple, white, pink, now red- Is there no end to all the charming creations that happen? We hope not.
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Elfin Herb, Mini White
Cuphea hyssopifolia `Alba'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade or Full Sun
Height: 12" x 12
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Topiary
Tender Perennial

A radiant white version of other Elfin Herbs; Leaves are slightly darker and more narrow, and the entire plant is more compact. Tolerates both sun and shade better than ôPurple.ö Try it in a magical moon garden.

P.S. Surely a faerie folk lengend by now.
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Elm, Mini Hokkaido
Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 18" x 9
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary
Hardy Shrub

In 10 years, this elm tree will attain a maximum of 18 inches and be covered in 1/8" leaves. In only a couple of years, it will already appear as a natural bonsai tree. As a houseplant or in warm climates, it is evergreen, or if grown cold, will be deciduous. Hardy down to 0 degrees F.
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Ephedra, Joint Fir
Ephedra refeliana
Cold Tolerance: Zone 11 5a 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun Only
Height: 3" x 6
Soil: Sandy Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Middle Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Medicinal, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
New in 2006
Hardy Perennial

Sorry, but there is no buzz, or sinus relief from this dwarfed version. Instead you will enjoy its miniature "Wild Horestail-like" pipes, stacked on top of one another, with summertime red berries smothered in btween. Needs great drainage in winter.
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Erigeron-Fleabane, Tiny
Erigeron scopalinus
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 3/4" x 12" wide
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Spring to Early Winter to Late Winter to Middle Fall to
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
Mini Sun Shrub, Cicely M. Barker Faery
New for 2007

We suggest you plant this "Bellium/ Mini Daisy since it is strikingly similar in appearance, yet it blooms in the Fall, during mild Winters and Spring, which if the "off season" for "Bellium." That combination allows you to enjoy the white daisies nearly year round.
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Erodium, Charm
Erodium chamaedryoides 'Charm'
Cold Tolerance: Zone b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 5in. x 8in.
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Container, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About
New for 2008

As this is the largest of our Erodiums and most free blooming, it is easier to see the resemblance to perennial geraniums, its distant cousins. In this catalog where big isn't neccesarily better, there's still room for this in a railroad landscape, larger container or the edge of a perennial border. KAREN
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Erodium, Double Rose
Erodium chamaedryoides 'Dark Eyes'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2" x 4
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Spring to Early Summer to Early Winter
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
Tender Perennial

I spied it in a winter window-sill container with a rosemary tree and asked, "Is that a true dwarf true geranium?" "Nope," Mark replied, "but it is related". Loves the same cultural conditions as rosemary (with a different texture), and rarely stops showing off its adorable bright pink, red streaked, fully double flowers. Hardy to only Zone 6 (with snow protection), it is ideal for indoor containers, flowering all winter.
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Erodium, Rose
Erodium chamaedryoides roseum
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 9b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2" x 4
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Spring to Early Summer to Early Winter to
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden
Tender Perennial

We enjoy this single pink version of "Double Rose" that flowers more freely and spreads a little faster. We only wish it was hardy here.
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Euonymus, Japanese Variegated
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Variegatus'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3 ft. x 14 in. wide
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Late Summer
Common Uses: Bonsai, Borders, Container, Hedges/Shrubs, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary
New for 2008

Eventually, this will outgrow a containerized landscape (figure about 1 foot each decade), but until it does, it fills the role as an upright, dwarf tree with roughly 1/2" variegated leaves. As it matures, put it out in a railroad or other pocket in the garden reserved for specimens you enjoy close by. Even beginners can prune and shape it, so it's a great starter bonsai. KAREN
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Euonymus, Mini Creeper
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2" groundcover
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Late Summer
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

Not only is this superior as a "Walk-About" between stepping stones, but it remains strong, often not going dormant, as a miniature "wintercreeper" outdoors in Ohio. Always welcome in indoor miniature gardens as well. Its tiny dark green leaves will add shades of scarlet in the fall.
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Euphorbia, Pencil Fire Sticks
Euphorbia tirucalli var. rosea
Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun Only
Height: 2 ft x 2ft. wide
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses: Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden
Mini Desert Tropical Tree, Tropical "Jar Gem"
Tender Perennial (Zone 9 +)
New for 2007

We started to grow this beautifully colored "Pencil Cactus" for our Tropical "Jar Gem" collection, but after seeing it used in a California railroad garden in "GARDEN RAILROAD" magazine, we doubled the number of plants this year. Yes, they are truly red, orange, and yellow with a touch of pink in the cooler months. VERY HOT!!
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Faerie Fern \ Brass Buttons
Leptinella (Cotula) squalida
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 2" groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About
Walk About, Jar Gem
Hardy Perennial

A miniature looking creeping fern! Slightly felted, green, fern-like leaves creeping just under the soil to form a thick carpet with curious yellow ôBrass Buttonsö blooms. Ferns are a traditional Faerie Garden plant that symbolizes imagination. Superlative groundcover, even a lawn substitute, between stepping stones in loose shady areas.
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Faerie Fern, Bronze
Leptinella perpusilla
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to Shade
Height: 1" groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About
Jar Gem, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

A bronze colored version which looks like it was the parent to "Platt's Black", although I'm just guessing. I like this softly shimmering, lighter color of bronze that shows up better against dark soil, than "Platt's Black.
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Faerie Fern, Mini
Letinella (Cotula) minor
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 9b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 3/4" groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About
Jar Gem, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

Even smaller leaves and lower growing than other faerie ferns with all the same uses, just tiny! All of the "Faerie Ferns" thrive in small containers and miniature landscapes and especially suited to outdoor railroad and faerie gardens. All appreciate extra water during a particularly sunny spell.
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Faerie Fern, Platt's Black
Letinella (Cotula) x 'Platt's Black'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6a 9b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to Shade
Height: 1 1/2" groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Middle Spring
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About
Jar Gem, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

Inch long, medium sized leaves are more dainty and finely textured than previous selections. Throw in some sunshine, they are jet black! In a little more shade they grow bicolored green with black tips. Grow over crushed white stone for best effect. Petite yellow buttons form in spring! We received an email that this plant's proper name is 'Platt's Black' after Kaila Platt, not 'Pratt's Black'. Once again we humbly apologize and shake our heads at the nursery industry for spreading bad names like rumors.
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Faerie Fern, Tiny Tim
Letinella (Cotula) gruveri
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 1/2" groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About
Jar Gem, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

If the leaves were any smaller, we'd throw in a free magnifying glass! It looks just like "Faerie Fern, Mini" with bright green, frilly leaves, only smaller. Perfect for railroad gardens and a child's mini landscape adorned with a set of dinosaurs.
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Fern, Dwarf Lady's
Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 10" x 10" wide
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Borders, Miniature/Faery Garden, Shade
Mini Shade Shrub
Hardy Perennial (Zone 5-9)
New for 2007

Faery gardens are not complete without true ferns. Little mounding rosettes of delicately cut, green foliage require the companionship of miniature hostas, primroses, and coral bells.
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Fern, Japanese Applecourt
Athyrium nipponicum 'Applecourt'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 8-18 inches
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Container, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade
Faery Gardens
New for 2007

Look forward to the many shades of green, typical of "Japanese Painted Ferns" with heavy cresting for a fuller, yet delicate, appearance.
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Fern, Japanese Painted
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 8-18 inches
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
America’s most popular variety and “Perennial Plant of the Year” (some year it was, but not this year). Plant in light shade as too much sun will wash colors out, as you can see when we place these flats on the bench out in the sun. A “Must-Have” for the shady garden.
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Fern, Korean Rock
Polystichum tsus-simense
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 8-18 inches
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Borders, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade
Terrarium
Hardy Perennial
Call it a miniature "Boston Fern" that's as comfortable as a houseplant as it is outdoors in the shade garden, year round, here. Small size and durablity lends itself to terrariums and shade gardnes even in southern Canada.
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Ficus, Super Small
Ficus sp.
Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 18 in. x 18 in.
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic
Common Uses: Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Shade
New for 2008

] You know how easy it is to grow ficus in the house and now you only need a fraction of the space to do that. We're hard pressed to find any other ficus tree smaller than this one- but we'll keep trying. We reserve this tropical tree for the Winter windowsill as a reminder of warmer days while the snow flies and temperatures hover at 20 degrees. KAREN
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