Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 49 
Helianthemum Buttercup. A very neat compact dome from 4 to 6 inches high with 
attractive light green leaves, completely covered with an abundance of bright 
buttercup yellow flowers. This one is the most symmetrical in growth. 
Helianthemum Fire Ball. An upright grower with thin branches clothed in small dark 
green leaves in compact bushes to 12 inches high. The brilliant fire red, fully 
double flowers are carried well above the foliage. Usually in flower from June to 
October. 
Helianthemum Gold Nugget. Similar to Fire Ball in habit of growth but it has fully 
double light yellow flowers on gracefull stems in great profusion. 
Helianthemum grandiflorum multiplex. This is the dwarfest of the Sun Roses, It makes 
thick mats of dark green leaves on completely prostrate branches that follow the 
contour of the rocks and ground. The fully double bronze flowers look very much 
like dwarf bronze pompom Chrysanthemums. 
Helianthemum Mrs. Mould. A compact, upright growing shrub about 8 inches high 
with attractive gray foliage on stiff, sturdy stems. Quantities of glistening salmon 
pink flowers with fringed edges, This is a real fancy dandy. 
Helianthemum Rose Peach, The tallest variety with thin upright branches to 15 inches 
high with very long and narrow dark green leaves. The showy roses are a pleasing 
shade of peach blossom pink. 
Helianthemum Wendle’s Rose. (H rhodanthum) Long arching branches of lovely soft 
gray leaves in compact domes about 8 inches high. A profusion of clear rose pink 
flowers make this one of the favorites. Probably a variety of H. apenninum. 
HELLEBORUS. (Christmas Rose.) (Ranunclaceae, Buttercup Family) 
Helleborus niger. Highly ornamental evergreen clumps of very thick, deeply cut and 
lobed dark green leaves about 5 inches high and very large pure white flowers on 
stout six inch stems from September to April. This is the true Christmas Rose that 
stays in bloom all through the winter. The showy single white roses turn a deep 
pink color with age or in severe freezing weather. This species from Europe is 
the best of the genus and requires a rich, moist acid soil with a good amount of 
leafmold or peatmoss in a shaded or semi-shaded location. 
HEPATICA. Liverleaf. (Ranunculaceae, Buttercup Family) 
Hepatica acutiloba. Very neat and pretty clumps of dark glossy green leaves with three 
sharp pointed lobes about 6 inches high. The charming Anemone-like flowers are 
borne on 8 inch stems in early April and range in color from deep blue to pink 
and white. The plants are evergreen in a sheltered position or under cover in 
winter. A perfectly hardy native American that likes a rich leafmold soil in shade 
or semi-shade. Soil should be neutral to acid. (pH 5-7) 
Hepatica americana. (H. triloba) A very close relative of the preceeding with the attrac- 
tive evergreen leaves consisting of three broad, round lobes. The same charming 
flowers in shades of pink, blue and white. This species usually found on limestone 
mountains likes a rich black leadmold soil with a high lime content. (pH 6-8) 
Plant it in shade. 
HEUCHERA. Alum, Root. (Saxifragaceae, Rockfoil Family) 
Heuchera americana begoniafolia. Huge clumps of large maple-like leaves about 10 
‘inches high. The leaves are attractively marbled with red, pink and bronze. It has 
very tall stems with inconspicuous green or brown flowers. This is strictly a foliage 
plant that likes an acid loam in sun or shade. (pH 5-6) 
Heuchera glabra. Very neat and attractive small light green leathery leaves in little 
clusters about two inches high. Short flower stems only about 8 inches high with 
comparatively large white flowers in April and May. A rare Rocky Mountain 
alpine that wants a gritty neutral to acid soil in shade. (pH 5-7) 
= Heuchera sanguinea. (Coral Bells) Lovely clumps of wavy, crinkly, lobed and toothed 
leaves from 6 to 10 inches high. It has tall, graceful, slender swaying flower stems 
from 18 to 24 inches high with dense sprays of vivid fire-red flowers in June, July 
and August. The evergreen foliage is attractive throughout the year. A native of 
Arizona that is absolutely hardy and thrives in any ordinary garden soil in sun or 
light shade. (pH 6-8) Wonderful for dry walls and rock crevices. 
