WayneM@WestonNurseries.com // 508-962-1857
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We offer a variety of unusual plants for sale,
grown here at our farm in Hopkinton
and hard to find on the market.
We only sell plants to be picked up here in Hopkinton, no shipping.
Please contact Wayne directly for more information.
WayneM@WestonNurseries.com
508-962-1857
Not only is hybrid witch-hazel the earliest garden shrub to bloom in southern New England, it is fragrant and generally trouble-free. Its flowers are distinctive. Winter’s freezing temperatures keep witch-hazel’s flowers tightly-held in knobby dormant buds, satisfying an obligatory period of cold before blooming can commence. But generally around mid-February, warmed by sun and above-freezing temperatures, each spidery ¾”-wide fragrant flower petal unfurls (just like a New-Years-Eve-party noise-maker), only to re-furl once again when temperatures drop. This furl-unfurl process continues repeatedly for up to six weeks as temperatures fluctuate between freeze and thaw; I know no hardy woody plant that has a longer bloom period!
Most cultivars of the early-flowering hybrid witch-hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia) are the result of a marriage between the Japanese and Chinese species, H. japonica and H. mollis, exploiting the most appealing features of each species. Cultivars bloom profusely, even when young, in shades of yellow, orange and red, growing vigorously in full sun and normal garden soils, typically reaching 15 ft. high and wide after 10+ years. Resistant to deer browse, their exceptional blooms delight the viewer up close or at a distance. Their cut branches make superb late-winter flower arrangements; and in your yard, their blooms contrast appealingly against a background of evergreens,
a dark-colored wall or the sky.
Dozens of plants in #5 & #7 pots are now available comprising
more than 20 named cultivars. See the pdf list on our Witch-hazel (Hamamelis) page under the "Items For Sale" tab.
Click the "Witch-hazel (Hamamelis)" tab for more information.
Please contact us now for an updated availability and pricing list:
WayneM @WestonNurseries.com
508-962-1857
This rare beauty uniquely opens its bright yellow flowers in late winter with the first touch of warm sun, often as early as late February. Matures into a spreading foot-wide clump. Lacy, fern-like foliage follows bloom and "disappears" as the entire plant enters its dormancy period in early summer. Enjoys organic, well-drained soil in full sun. Be sure to mark its location in your garden so you can enjoy it as next winter turns toward spring! Zone 5
Bare-root divisions available only in summer and fall when plants are dormant.
Please inquire.
Asian pink woodland peony (Paeonia obovata) is an herbaceous species native to Asia, rarely offered for sale. Here in Hopkinton it blooms for a week or more in late May with large, showy, yellow-centered single-pink flowers. Deeply-divided grey-green foliage is attractive and pest free all summer. Green claw-like seed pods split open in October to reveal shiny black seeds on red stalks, adding another season of appeal.
One-year seedlings available now (spring 2022)
$9.95 bare-root (see image below)
Bare-root divisions available only in autumn after frost.
Please inquire.
We've grown a limited number of P. obovata seedlings that are now dormant, easy to handle & ready for to be planted immediately into your garden. These are extremely desirable plants for shady gardens, not very often offered for sale at garden centers, nurseries or even online.
only $9.95 each
Please call to order:
Wayne Mezitt
508-962-1857
This is a compact-growing deciduous rarity that features delicate, fragrant, single white, cup-like flowers, each with a yellow center, in April. Thrives in organic, humus-y soil under deciduous trees that allow early spring sun and shade in summer. Unusual, tawny, star-like summer seed pods split open in September to reveal shiny blue seeds on bright scarlet stalks. Clean, multi-segmented, dark green foliage all summer, dies to the ground in winter. Grows shrub-like to about 18” high and wider with maturity.
Self-seeds when conditions are right. Zone 5
Bare-root divisions available only in autumn after frost.
Please inquire about availability and prices.
Paeonia obovata seed pods, October.
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