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Jasminum fruticans
HardyYellow Jasmine, Wild Jasmine Zone: 6B-11
 A native of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, a hardy, evergreen shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with weak, slender stems, requiring support and bearing yellow,
odorless flowers from heavy bloom in spring then sporadically until autumn. An ancient plant -- the first record was in 1545 in Padova Botanic Garden in Venice.
Hardy to -5 degrees.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 10-12' W: 10'
B/M: Yellow /4-6+
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Jasminum
nudiflorum Winter
Jasmine
Z:-
6-10
Guaranteed
to add cheer to your garden in the dead of winter when most plants are
resting. A spreading shrub that's vigorous in good spots and
determined is terrible spots! This can be a useful groundcover
on banks or areas that little else will grow. Will also trail
over a wall and one inventive gardener trained hers to grow on an
obelisk.
A good grower, but can be kept in bounds.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 2' W: 6'
+ B/M: Yellow/1-3
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Exposure
& Zones for Chinese Juniper: Juniperus chinensis
- Micahel Dirr  
U.of
MI
Well,
great minds don't always think alike. Michael Dirr, the
shrub/tree expert from the U. of Ga. says full sun for Juniper
chinensis in his book, The Manual for Woody Landscape Plants.
Michigan State University Extension says Full Sun/Part Shade.
Here, in zone 7, they seem do okay in Part Shade but still do better
in sun. So, being as knowledgeable
as neither, we put both exposures. However, we're probably most
in agreement with Floridata
who says: "Cultivars with yellowish foliage and the low growing
bushy cultivars generally require more sun." Zone:
Many sources say 4-9. Floridata says "Zones 3-9. Some
cultivars may not be hardy in zone 3." Well, back to
ambiguity...
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Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps' (Willow Pattern)
Blue Alps Chinese Juniper Z:4-9
Light, bluish-green, prickly foliage is displayed on a loose, open,
upright plant with arching branches. This large upright shrub or small
tree has silver-blue foliage with long thin gracefully arching new
shoots. This new selection found by Humphrey Welch is sometimes listed
as Juniperus squamata. Ideal for bonsai.
Soil:
Well-drained
H:10' W: B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase' Blue
Vase Juniper
Zone: 3-9 Mid-size,
upright Juniper with dense, nice steel blue scale-like foliage on
the moderate grower. Foliage is good summer and winter.
Vase shape form as you might guess! Has a tighter growth habit
than 'Heitzii' with no long branches sticking out. Can be kept
at about 5' if that's of interest.
Soil:
Well-drained
H:6-10' W: 4-5' B/M: na
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Juniperus
chinensis 'Hetzii Columnaris'
Hetzii
Columnar Chinese Juniper Z:4-9
An
upright, pyramidal form of Juniper with scale and awl-shaped leaves
and needles that are bright green. Grows to around 10-15' high
but with age can reach 20-25'. The female has heavy cone
production. Lots of controversy on height. Michigan
State says 6'. What's a girl to believe??? I think it's an
age factor. Most sources list the height of shrubs at 8 years of
age. But many shrubs, although maybe slow, continue to grow a
long time. So this is probably 6' feet at 8 years and 25' tall
in 50-75 years.
Soil:
Well-drained
H:(6')10-15' (25') W: B/M:
Insig. Growth rate: Fairly fast grower.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' (Torulosa)
Hollywood Juniper
Z:4-9
Broadly pyramidal evergreen tree or large shrub with interesting,
non-symmetrical form. Leaves are bright but dark green -- very
pleasing -- on ascending, twisted branches. Maintains unique shape
& form with little pruning. Good drought tolerance when
established. Takes hot, dry places with some care in the first
years. Slow to medium growth. 15' tall at about 8 years of
age. Maximum height in old age, shown below.
Soil:
Well-drained H:20-30'
W:15-25' B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Mac's Golden' Juniper, Mac's Golden
Z: 4-9
A dense, pyramidal shrub with both needle and scale foliage. The
narrow shoots have a soft yellow hue, striped with a white stomatal
band, giving a unique color effect for an upright juniper.
Slow-growing when young. From a lightning-struck plant at Alexander
Nursery, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Slow when young (3-6" per
year) then it picks up. (About the Sun/PS debate above -- in
general, gold shrubs don't do as well in part shade.)
Soil: Well-drained H:6-8' +
W:4-8' B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'
Old Gold Juniper
Zone: 4-9
Similar to Pfitzer only more compact, foliage bronze-gold, permeating the plant. Color is maintained through the winter. Nice for color contrast.
1/3" cones. From China.
Soil:
Moist
but well-drained H: 3' W:
4' B/M: NA
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Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green'
Juniper, Robusta Green Z:4-9
Very compact, upright growing evergreen. Tufted, brilliant green
foliage. A "Rather handsome, somewhat irregular form",
Dirr. Will take hot, dry places as well as "By the
sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea.." (If you remember this
song, like me, you're pretty old! This is technically called J.
chinensis 'Robust Green' now.
Soil: Well-drained H:10-15' +
W:5-7' B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'
Juniper, Sea Green
Z:4-9
A
beautiful form of Chinese Juniper with bright, sea green,
fine-textured foliage. Foliage darkens some in winter. It has
arching branches that form a plant with a vase-like shape. Like all,
it's drought tolerant once it's established. Lots
of discrepancies on the Internet about size of this cultivar. We
went with what Michigan State University says!
Soil: Well-drained H:3' W:6' B/M:
Insig. Growth Rate: 12-18" per year
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Juniperus
chinensis 'Shimpaku'
Juniper, Shimpaku Chinese
Z:4-9
Low,
irregular vase-shaped form with deep green needles are soft to the
touch and has flaking bark. It's widely utilized for bonsai. Rare in
landscape use but it's a super plant. Tolerant of a wide variety of
soils. It's dioecious which means that there are male and female
plants. Foliage is attractive year round. Pinching the tips makes them
compact. Excellent in a rock garden or in containers where it
can live for hundreds of years!
Soil:
Well-drained H:3'
W:6' B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus
chinensis 'Spartan' Spartan
Juniper Z:4-9
A
fast growing, dense pyramidal conifer with a naturally compact
upright. Foliage is a distinct rich dark green, with bright blue
fruit. Possibly the best columnar dark green juniper in the trade.
Soil:
Well-drained H:16-20'
W:4-8' B/M: Insig.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'
-- see J. chinensis 'Kaizuka'
above
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What you're saying about us...
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orders with you in the future. Thanks for taking such great
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Juniperus
communis 'Gold Totem Pole'
Zone: 2-7
Stays
narrow and, in sun, is a wonderful for adding bright yellow accents to
your garden. The bright yellow colored foliage is tightly
bunched and small featured. This is a dramatic
plant.
Soil:
Any, even clay. H: 10-12' W: 2-
3' B/M: Yellow, insig. NA
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Juniperus
communis 'Green Carpet'
Green Carpet Juniper
 
Z:2-7
A
ground cover form of Common Juniper (which is usually a tree) with
bright green new growth that matures to dark green. Very low growing.
"Grows on the worst possible land", according to Michael
Dirr and can make a handsome ground cover. Takes any pH. Just won't
take the heat in the deep south. Tough little guy! Even though
the common name is Siberian Juniper, it is very widespread and is also
native to the US.
Soil:
Most any, even clay H: 4-6" W: 2-3' B/M: Yellow, insig. NA
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Juniperus
communis 'Kordus Golden'
Kordus Golden Juniper  
Z:2-7
Another
one of Pete's Dad's mystery plants. He & his brother-in-law,
nurseryman Teddy Kordus, left us a heritage of unusual plants, often
from Poland. This is a golden juniper will take a lot of SHADE but
does lose some but not all of the golden hue. This is a delightful, airy
Juniper -- almost fern-like in quality. Even though the common name is
Siberian Juniper, it is very widespread and is also native to the US.
Soil:
Any, even clay. H: 18-24" W:
3' B/M: Yellow, insig. NA
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Juniperus communis
'Oblonga Pendula' Oblonga Weeping Juniper
Zone: 2-7
A
graceful, columnar shrub with narrow leaves and upright branches whose
tips are pendulous. This broadly weeping form has been around
since 1838. It has sharp J. rigida-like blue green foliage with
sharp 3/8" needles and a extremely weeping form and, despite it's
grace, it's a tough plant that can be use in a variety of challenging
sites. Use in Japanese temple gardens to good effect and FABULOUS
as a Bonsai. Soil: Well-drained
H: 17-20' W: 8 1/2' - 10' B/M:
Insig.
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Nursery History - Plants are a Family Affair
and
Who or What is a 'Kordus'
Lazy S'S is owned by
husband/wife team, Pete and Debby Sheuchenko. Or, for Dairy
Farmers and those in the nursery trade who know, the nursery actually owns
us!
If you shop with us for awhile,
you will occasionally come across the name Kordus. Teddy Kordus
was Pete's uncle and he came from a long line of nurserymen in
Poland. (Pete's father came from neighboring Ukraine). If you look at Polish nurseries on the web,
Kordus is still a commonly
encountered name in the trade! Over the years, traveling back and
forth to the "old country" from his Jamesburg, NJ
nursery (when bringing live plants into this country was easy) Uncle Teddy collected some very, very interesting plants, which he passed along
to Pete's father when he started this
nursery. When you see plants named 'Kordus' on our website, they
are truly plants from our family
to your family -- quite literally -- and almost surely, not available
anywhere else in the trade.
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug Broom'
Creeping Juniper 'Blue Rug Broom'
Z:3-7
A
sport (known in the trade as a 'Witch's Broom') from the Blue Rug Juniper that grows up our driveway.
Where the classic Blue Rug is flat as a pancake, this sport, is taller
to about a 18", maybe a bit more. So if you need coverage
in a tough spot, but want some more height, this might just do the
trick for you! Taller than J. horizontalis 'Bar Harbour'. The
other advantage it has over many medium height Junipers is that, like
Blue Rug, it's not sticky/prickly.
Soil:
Well-drained H:18" W: Indef.
B/M: Insignificant
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Juniperus
horizontalis 'Kordus Gold Carpet'
Creeping Gold Juniper
Z:3-7
A
low, creeping juniper with a bright gold color which takes on a rusty
hue in winter. Holds this color reasonably well in light shade as
well as in sun. Very slow growing. A family treasure from
Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus and his Jamesburg, NJ nursery.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 6" W: 5-10'
B/M: Insignificant
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Juniperus rigida pendula
Weeping Rigid Needle or Japanese Temple
Juniper
Z: 5-7 (8)
A
moderately fast growing juniper with graceful weeping branches.
Slightly bronze in winters, it's a luscious bright green in
summer. Makes a beautiful specimen. Very free form and
lovely. Thin branches and fine and while it looks soft and
delicate, that doesn't speak to the nature of this Asian species
because it's tough, cold tolerant, adaptable and actually has sharp
tipped needles -- not soft -- and give rise to the Common Name.
Cutting grown from a Spectacular Form.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 10' in 10 years 25' in old age W: B/M Insig.:
Growth Rate: Moderately Fast about 12" per year
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Juniperus
sabina 'Blue Forest'
Juniper, Blue Forest
Z:3-9
Unique
for its upturned, ascending branches that resemble a miniature
"forest", this plant has blue foliage and grows to 18"
tall and 3' wide. It appears resistant to Juniper blight. A low,
rounded, squat plant with juvenile foliage that is rich blue and
crowded on the branches. Remains stable under cultivation & does
not send out strong leaders like it's parent 'Meyeri'. When he saw it
in Amsterdam, Dirr said "it truly shown like a silver-blue
star". Rich foliage color.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 18" W: 36"
B/M: Insignificant
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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Blue Star Juniper Z:4-7(8)
A
low, rounded, squat plant with juvenile foliage that is rich blue and
crowded on the branches. Remains stable under cultivation & does
not send out strong leaders like it's parent 'Meyeri'. When he saw it
in Amsterdam, Dirr said "it truly shown like a silver-blue
star". Rich foliage color.
Soil:
Well-drained H:3' W: 3-4'
B/M: Yellow, insig.
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Juniperus
squamata 'Holger'
Juniper, Holger
Z:4-7(8)
Semi-spreading
form of Singleseed Juniper with sulfur yellow new growth which becomes
gray-blue-green in summer. Foliage is quite different that other J.
squamatas' and it's possibly a hybrid w/ J. chinensis 'Pfitzeriana
Aurea'. Drought tolerant. Spectacular in cool areas but not good in
the deep South.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 2-3' W: 3-4' B/M:
Yellow, insig.
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Juniperus
virginiana 'LSS Kendall' (Female) Blue Eastern Red
Cedar 
Zone: 2-9 Native
to the entire country East of the Rockies and up into Canada. A
slow growing, dense conifer that smells just like a Christmas Tree
should! Our female form 'Kendall' found growing at our friend's
farm in Standardsville, VA is distinct from the typical species in
that it's VERY, very blue. Put a sprig in a pan on a wood stove
and the smell is instant Christmas! Even in summer! The current
berries are green in Spring, turning very glaucous blue by Fall on
female plants. Needs a mail pollinator (see below). Soil:
Most any H:
30-40' W: 10-20'
B/M: Female light blue/
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Juniperus
virginiana 'LSS Pioneer Haven' (Male) Blue Eastern Red
Cedar 
Zone:2-9 Native
to the entire country East of the Rockies and up into Canada. A
slow growing, dense conifer that smells just like a Christmas Tree
should! Our form 'Pioneer Haven' found growing at our
friend's farm in Standardsville, VA is distinct from the typical
species in that it's VERY, very blue. Eastern Red Cedar is a
host plant for the Juniper
Hairstreak butterfly and it attracts birds as well and provides
nesting for Hummingbirds. Soil:
Most any H: 30-40' W:
10-20' B/M: Male yellow brown/
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Kerria
japonica 'Picta'
Japanese Kerria, Variegated
Z:4b-9
Interesting,
free-flowering shrub; could be used more extensively. Borders, masses,
facer plant to hide leggy specimens. Tough plant, seems to withstand
considerable abuse. Flowers in early spring then on and off
sporadically all summer. Usually burns in full sun here in zone 7 but
probably not in colder areas. Morning sun is great. Beautiful
variegated foliage.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H:2-3'
W: 2-3' B/M: Yellow/5-6 + on
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Kerria
japonica 'Pleniflora'
Double Japanese Kerria Z:4b-9
Interesting,
free-flowering shrub; could be used more extensively. Borders, masses,
facer plant to hide leggy specimens. Tough plant, seems to withstand
considerable abuse. Flowers in early spring with double blooms then on
and off sporadically all summer. Usually burns in full sun here in
zone 7 but probably not in colder areas.. Morning sun is great.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H:3-6'
W: 6-9' B/M: Yellow/5-6 + on
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Kitaibelia
vitifolia Cedar
Cup/ Chalice Flower  
Z: 5-8
This
captivating perennial shrub is astonishing to behold and rarely seen.
Malva-like leaves form a pure white, shallow cup revealing the green
calyx behind the petals. It grows to 6-8 ft, forming a massive clump
of tall stems from a huge rootstock. Totally alluring! Rare,
rare, rare.
Soil:
H: 6-8' W: B/M:
White/Summer
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Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Dream Catcher'TM
(‘Maradco’)
Beautybush
 
Z: 4-9
"Everyone agrees that Beauty Bush is
spectacular in bloom but goes in hiding for the rest of the year. This
is no longer the case with this new specimen with golden
yellow foliage. For best performance site it in filtered or partial
shade; Also unique to this clone is its splendid golden-orange fall
color." Spring Meadows
Profuse
soft pink bell-shaped blooms put on a spectacular show in spring over
foliage that emerges copper then turns golden yellow then changes to
lime green in summer then turns on the heat in fall with deep shades
of orange and gold. Fast growing and vigorous and a true Show
Stopper.
Soil:
Fertile, well-drained H: 6-9' Width:
4-6' B/M: Pink/5-6
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Kolkwitzia
amabilis 'Pink Cloud' Beautybush
Z: 4-9
Deciduous
Shrub from China. Grown for it's profusion of bell-shaped blooms born
in dense 2-3" corymbs. An excellent shrubs for the border or as a
specimen. Beautiful long arching branches. Rare. Tolerates some shade.
Suckers a bit but not a nuisance. Attracts Hummingbirds.
Soil:
Fertile, well-drained H: 10' Width:
12' B/M: Pink/5-6
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Laburnum
alpinum Alpine Golden Chain
Tree, Scotch Laburnum  
Zone: 4-7(9) Gorgeous
15" long, Wisteria-like yellow blooms in late spring on a smaller
tree makes this perfect for the smaller yard. Likes full sun but
appreciates afternoon shade in hot areas. Doesn't like the
combination of heat plus humidity. Can take hotter zones if more
dry. This European native is very lovely but poisonous, so be
mindful if you have small children. Great background plant. Soil:
H: 15-30' W: 15-30' B/M:
Yellow/5-6
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