Bailey Nurseries Adds Variety of Plants to 2014 Collections

With a new year comes a variety of new plants for Bailey Nurseries. The company has introduced many varieties of flowers and plants to several of its collections.

First Editions Galaxy Snowberry

Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii ‘Kolmgala’ PP20,912 

The First Editions Galaxy Snowberry features large, bright-white berry clusters that cover the shrub from fall through early winter. The weight of the berries creates an arching effect with the plant stems. A compact and easy-to-grow shrub, Galaxy needs full sun and can tolerate average soils.

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First Editions Coral Magic Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia ‘Coral Magic’ PPAF

Coral Magic’s features salmon-pink flowers that cover the plant in early summer. This crape myrtle keeps it’s rounded shape with reddish new growth foliage. The leaves turn dark green through the summer. Coral Magic flowers on new growth and should be pruned in late summer.

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First Editions Purple Magic Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia ‘Purple Magic’ PPAF

The dark purple flowers of Purple Magic command attention. New leaves start out a with a red hue, maturing to a green. Purple Magic is a spring bloomer, so prune it in the winter. Deadheading the first flush of flowers can encourage a summer bloom.

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First Editions Plum Magic Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia ‘Plum Magic’ PPAF

Plum Magic features bright, fuchsia flowers. New leaves of this dense rounded shrub emerge purple, maturing to a dark green. Plum Magic flowers on new growth and should be pruned in winter. 

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First Editions Midnight Magic Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ PPAF

Midnight Magic has deep purple to rich burgundy colored foliage that accent the dark pink flowers. The foliage and the flowers extend from July until September.

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First Editions Moonlight Magic Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-IV’ PPAF

Moonlight Magic has maroon leaves and white flowers. Topping out at 12-feet, Moonlight Magic could be a small landscape tree or a container plant.

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First Editions Crimson Fire Loropetalum

Loropetalum Chinense var rubrum  ‘PIILC-I’ PPAF

Crimson Fire has neon-pink flowers in the spring and has a compact, low spreading form.

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First Editions Sparkling Sangia Loropetalum

Loropetalum Chinense var rubrum  ‘PIILC-II’ PPAF 

Sparkling Sangria’s is large and has pink-red flowers that cover the plant in spring.

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First Editions Pink Frost Illicium

Illicium floridanum ‘Pink Frost’ PP21,287 

The white and green foliage of First Editions Pink Frost Illicium brings out the shrub’s maroon, star-shaped flowers.

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First Editions Summer Cascade Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya ‘Betty Matthews’

This flowering vine blooms on new growth, covering the plant with flowers beginning in June. Summer Cascade’s flowers open to a deep blue-lavender then fade as the season progresses. In late summer, the plant produces seedpods that add multi-season interest. Research at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum found Summer Cascade to be reliably cold hardy.

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Easy Elegance Calypso Rose

Rosa ʻBAIypsoʼ (PPAF)

Easy Elegance Calypso is an apricot rose that sends forth double blooms atop dark green foliage. This own root rose is extremely hardy and disease resistant.