Can be extremely dramatic as an exclamation point in an urn or Large furled solid copper purple leaves with a deeply fingered elaborate filigree edge--appropriately named for the Maui volcano noted for its watery cascades eroding extremely deep valleys. currently closed to the public. The Glasshouse Works greenhouses is a mailorder nursery specializing in rare and exotic hardy and tropical plants from around the world. It is an excellent conservatory subject where it receives the high humidity, bright light and constant warmth this cultivar demands on in order to stay startling. Hardy outdoors here if given a very shelte An abbreviated birdsfoot ivy. Very sensitive to chill; thus, we can only ship duri "Satin Pothos" Beautiful leathery matte-green shimmering leaves are brushed with sugary silver. Hybrid of P. incarnata x P. cincinnata. Self branches to form a very strong visual presence. Stout-stemmed dwarf with petite zagged, deeply cut (one could say "pinked") leaves with parallel dramatic dark ric-rac zones; marvelous salmon red fls with apricot overtones are extrememly zagged--each spidery flower cluster constituting tiny floral fireworks.
Blue and Gold Screw Pine. Very impressive cultivar for the serious collector, but better in a hobby greenhouse or plant roon than in a windowsill. Not d Beautiful soft tan toned "Club Moss" valued for terrarium and bonsai bases; tolerates chill; slow to establish, especially if not given cool temperatures during its winter rest when growth stops. Excellent houseplant; even when not in bloom the attractive fol "Caricature Plant" Elegant polished purpled-green leaves with pink and creamy-white centers; interesting small crimson flowers in delicate sprays. The Glasshouse Works greenhouses is a mailorder nursery specializing in rare and exotic hardy and tropical plants from around the world. Very handsome cousin to the more common Davallia but with "Black Caterpillar Fern" rhizomes. We have a batch currently in propagation-should be read Great colorful Scarlet and Green picture plant with elongated tubular leaves in impressive tight clusters to 15" with maturity; the highly ruffled hood over the pitcher is nearly parchment white with richly contrasting mosiac veins of red. The triangular leaved "Mistletoe Fig" named for its greenfiglets stuffing the much branched stemlets. Attractive lobed foliage; this hybrid of coccinea with caerulea gives good positive feedback to the beginner. The most distinctive thing about this clone is that the leaves are closely and lightly packed, one on top of the other. We are your source for plants both traditional and unusual. Handsome glossy leaves with striking wide lemon veins outlined in mustard always making a major visual statement. A treasure from Barry Yinger. "Starleaf Plant" USDA distribution of scarce species with very slim leaflets in a "Starleaf" radiating wheel; usually listed as S. leucantha in Australia. These are perfectly beautiful small plants ready to expand into imposing specimens for you. Easily grown if chill is avoided. Best grown in very bright light in a cool greenhouse in intense climates as can burn in the heat of the deep South. Most interesting as a standard (soon swallowing up its initial training stake) for when "stooled" on top will send out endless shoots in all directions like a dan "Birchbark Fig" Decorative peeling bark on solid woody trunks; boat-shaped leaves; clusters of round woody fruit. We are your source for plants both traditional and unusual. A sport of 'Filigran' so popular for its shrubby leathery nature and self-heading vigor that it deserved a name. "Electric Grass" or "Fountain Bullrush" Perfect miniature tufts of translucent pendant green thread leaves tipped with bright straw-white bracts not unlike a mop of fiber optics! Since our customers continue to increase their interests and expand their displays of the wondrous TROPICAL LOOK in their outdoor gardens, we have added items for this look-- new Aroids, choice Sansevieria, dramatic Agaves and their cousins, returning Begonias, a solid selection of reliable handsome Bromeliads, some very showy spiderworts and Acanthus family members. Excellent in cool window or potted under lights. Real one--slow growing enough to remain a rarity always. More demanding of warmth and full sun than the similar 'Hoffmanii.' The perfect miniature fig for indoor bonsai: thickly foliaged with tiny recurved glossy leaflets on twiggy branchlets. store@glasshouseworks.com
Much larger statured, less "Fern Leaf Skeleton Geranium" Pine/lavender scented very finely cut leaves nearly reduced to vein ribs give a delicate lacy appearance. A good summer performer, unlike many variegates. Unlike most ivies, this ancient cultivar plods along up the wall without branching unless you pinch out the lead tip--thus more labor intensive than other winter hardy types; and thus never recommended as a gr Large new leaves emerge nearly white; fading to a pattern, usually a wide creamy green margin, then dark hydroponic green with age--very thin textured, thus best grown in a greenhouse.
Famous as perfect for the "Misotoru-ickijiku" bonsai style. Easy in aquatic culture--although the name translates as "Snow on the Mountain," t "Australian Maidenhair." Develops an amethyst chocolate tone if in winter chill, slightly more glossy than and more fingered than the similar 'Willie.' Mexican mountain species for the larger terrarium. Another treasure originally listed by Asiatica. Always in demand. "Lollipop Plant" Large golden bracts resemble candles. "Miniature Rubber Tree" Very dark green glossy leaves thickly spaced on the stout stems make this the true treasure of the "Ruber Tree" clones. One of the traditional "Ivy Leaved" heirloom cascading types quite dramatic cascading from a windowbox, a summer urn, or a hanging basket. Variegated plants are our specialty. Fantastic tiny mounds of miniature duckfoot-shaped leaves. Church Street, P.O. South African which must have full sun and cool winter conditions. Silver-white and slate-gray flecked with emerald enameled on compact leathery leaves--forming a thick richly textured carpet with remarkably beautiful color saturation. Red reduced bracts with yellow flowers in terminal spikes. considered very cold hardy. "Golden Clubmoss" Short arching stems form bright mat; essential in any terrarium to brighten the design. This traditional winter greenhouse flowering cousin of the Justicia tribe is newly popular for its bright straw blond bracts in summer urns, bedding, and windowboxes.
8929 for "Rainne" as the "Carribean Dwarf Banyan Tree"!! Epiphytic African strangler more deeply dramatically weeping than the similar smaller a "Fiddle Leaf Fig" African species with dramatic dark handsom leathery foliage--an easy indoor plant. A commoner but better growing cousin to the Ficus longifolia above developing papery mahogany-umber trunks speckled with bright whitish bars--best situtated so this ornately designed trunk Beautiful golden lime toned leaves with several shades of green feathering on elegantly arching woody stems. While sometimes hard to distinguish from 'Gold Tips' in the summer, with winter temperatures and light intensities this tends to send out long 'fingers' of growth for a period mid-winter. This wide spreading selection is a new favorite for the winter hobby greenhouse. Very popular bonsai subject which readily develops cute clusters of acorn-like fruit. Excellent viner with elaborate leaves divided into five or seven narrow recurved lobes thus seeming to resemble an asterisk symbol. "Christmas Slippers" This is a select evergreen clone with narrow felted dark leaves closely ranked, nearly obscuring the stiff cascading stems; topped with many red-orange slim guppy-mouthed blossoms during the winter months. A great find by Jim Atchison, from whom this clone derives. Sent as available. A subtle beauty beautifully self-heading into perfect mounds, and thus popular as a hanging basket subject. "Magic Carpet" Wide gray and Ivory margins with pink tones & fine red edging on scalloped leaf edges; lovely in any terrarium and splendidly colored under lights--be sure your soil is sweet, be sure the temperatures are not too high. Formerly Seemannia latifolia. Often offered as `Harold.' The green fruit is deemed edible. You will notice an ever increasing number of individual photos & images this season--the attempt to illustrate nearly every plant we list continues--and we do thank profusely those of you who have sent photos we can use as so many of our older stock plants show the effect of many cuttings and airlayerings, resulting in less than typical stature for that particular species and/or cultivar--and all of us enjoy seeing how you have potted and combined your plant treasures. Cute and easy self branching hybrid more correct as 'Groszer Garten'--after it performs with abandon on a sunny windowsill all winter, stick some cuttings in your windowbox for a f "Golden Geranium" Grown for the glorious pure yellow ochre rounded leaves--striking as a "spot" plant, even if not full of its vivid hot fuchisa single flowers. Ramps about freely forming extended corky barked vines. As with all the gramineus cultivars, this must be kept evenly moist in order to maintain lustrous foliage. Stewart, OH 45778-0097
Very dark deeply cut foliage leathery enough not to winterburn here, surviving to cause a sensation in the rockery. Distinctive "King Kopperleaf" from our Cajin friends with tall wand-like stems heavily cloaked with elongated bronze foliage, tipped creamy green and parchment rose--rather delicate tones within this bold and brassy crew. A big boned ivy with serious visual impact. Good houseplant, although a bit slow to start. Brazenly flashy "Razzle Dazzle Plant" with woody decorative stems anchoring large deeply lobed irregularly twisted leaves with saw toothed edges accentuating the deep maroon tones highlighted with deeply disturbed bronzes and reds. Merely fabulous--but site it so it will not be swamped by or swallowed up by a more vigorous neighbor. We are your source for plants both traditional and unusual. Small black-green leaves centered yellow; this is an unusually winter tolerant variety, surviving in Michigan. "Hidalgo Little-leaf Sage". Very showy although quite leggy if left on its own; so prune for the shape you desire or allow this exotic Acanthus to A more robust clone than our original slow growing clone. store@glasshouseworks.com
Remarkable dwarf selection noted for retaining the heavy appreviated foliage as new shoots repeatedly form, creating a tidy column of thick beautifully succulent leathery folia Brilliantly variegated "Rubber Tree" with amazing color possible to keep even in areas of lower humidity as the thick leathery leaves have a waxy surface protecting them from and rapid loss of moisture. Semi-weeping habit on stout erect trunks with multitudes of small ornately curved leaves richly speckled and streaked-- an unusual and highly attractive variegation pattern seldom obseved on fig cultivars. Always in stock. Available once again. "Golden Sweetflag" Elegant ranks of 6"+ sword leaves of bright yellow-ochre with emerald pinstripes. Foliage leathery enough to survive variable humidity levels, thus remaining among our favorite indoor plants--but be sure this beauty is proctected from chill. Stewart, OH 45778-0097
The Glasshouse Works greenhouses is a mailorder nursery specializing in rare and exotic hardy and tropical plants from around the world. The ebony leaf "Jewel Orchid"--pale scarlet midrib on licorice black or very dark leaves. Can be a real challenge to grow in the heat of the South; but a lush grower in Van "Strawberry Begonia" or "Creeping Sailor" Flat central rosette of silver-veined leaves, reddish beneath, sends out thread-like runners with new plantlets. Fantastic spilling out of a basket in your hobby greenhouse. Best grown on a moss pole with the lovely visual result of shingled silvery pewter toned foliage in a glowing column. Tel: 740-662-2142
It was famous even in late Victorian gardening as the splendid and dramaticly foliaged "Ceylon Plant." "Passion Plums" Teardrop leaves shield delicate fringed flowers followed by decorative bright blue pearl-sized fruit. Rar "Frosted Club Moss" Arched, yet creeping, prostrate brittle, much-divided stems winged with scale-like glossy leaves with new growth and tipe growth frosted cream to white during the cooler cycle of the year; if kept constantly warm, will remain constantly green. Box 97
Must have constant moisture to thrive. Tel: 740-662-2142
Some suggest this is to be reclassified as F. philippensis. Variegated plants are our specialty. Well-known white-margined "Algerian Ivy" with showy large statured foliage. We intend to have suffic "Boatleaved Devil's Backbone" Arched zig-zagging stems sport cupped, creamy ochre-edged reduced leaves (leaves thicker and much smaller than 'Variegata' clone); small-statured rarely available variety from Brazil--we have never observed any flowering. This New Guinea native needs warm locations. Stewart, OH 45778-0097
Introduced by Kraft Gardens. Supply can be very limited. But in zones with smaller numbers this not only performs in the winter greenhouse but forms a Yellow, nodding bellflowers with ochre clappers accent this vigorous "Flowering Maple" with soft fresh green leaves on self branching stems. Never shipped before spring. Many of our customers have enjoyed this in terrariums. One of the most unusual houseplants that also is a good grower and a source of color. Soft sea green & avocado green mottled leaves with bright cream yellow margins; excellent habit, broad overlapping foliage-- the flat leaves larger and wider than other gold-edged cultivars. Slightly smaller than its famous kin. "Mottled Devil's Backbone" Wonderful introduction from Thailand, this clone not only has strongly striped zig zag stems, but heavily textured ivory leaves splashed and marbled with intense deep green. A special fabulous addition to any terrarium design; but truely "black" when grown in a lite garden site. Do not confuse with the thicker bodied Arboricola crew (a variegated group of these are offered under the gensus Brassaia, which see. "Dwarf Tiger Bark Fig" Excellent bonsai with short, branching trunk and very dwarf leaves. Most remarkably the leathery foliage seldon burns in our Zone 6b winter, even Small leaves with rippled fluted lobes; closely packed in cute toppling columns--gives a very soft, very 3-D effect. Mexican species for the larger terrarium. Easy houseplant; popular for staked standards shaped at top. The "Seashells Devil's Backbone" upright zigzagged stems are ranked with extremely concave (cupped) leaves like tiny turtle shells edged white ivory. Sometimes promoted. Soft maple leaves richly flecked gold on a tightly branched shrub sporting many salmon bellflowers; striking in annual beds. Tel: 740-662-2142
Tidy compact carpets of multiple rosette heads of grayish green--each crowded succulent leathery leaflet tipped with a somewhat flexible spine & lined with teeth. Stocks are low: please INQUIRE before ordering. The marginal variegation of this "Purple Passion" selection emerges a glaucous pink in bright cool locations, hardening to a paler cream (with a violet hue) than the similar clone known as 'aureo-variegata.' The most popular Geranium here at the greenhouses for small Small toothed half moon leaves of gold veined in lime populate stubby branching stems. We formerly offered this incorrectly as P. malaforma ligularis [hort]. Quite distinct and most subtle in colorations, remarkably lovely "Frosted Ivy" with gently cascading stems cloaked with shallowly three-lobed leaves each with pale frosted center. Unique woody, twiggy low growing "character" trunks give this quirky hybrid of F. carica x pumila high marks with cascade bonsai trainers who also value its richly haired, quilted foliage. Often availability is limited. We have never noted any winter growth; vigorous grower with a good reputation for outdoor hardiness even up into norther Strong vine with readily produced dramatic blossoms a deep raspberry maroon red with lovely white filaments. Erect woody stems festooned with spectacularly big nodding blossoms of festive tangerine; this "Giant Chime Flowering Maple" can be kept as a modest heavily flowering pot plant, or encouraged to easily reach 8' --thus perfect for training into standards or for backgrounds in the deep south. Narrower leaves than `Anne Marie.'. Exotic Angel Pat. "Hardy Passion Flower" Native with yellow edible fruit following the astoundingly beautiful pale lavender flowers with elaborately fringed pink-purple coronas. Branched heads [polycephalus] of arched toothed narrow [graminifolius] leaf blades on sculpturesque angular trunks with multiple stilts. Unusual swollen trunks topped w/ attractive palmate foliage make this a popular container subject; planted out, the "Malabar Chestnut" is a large tropical tree producing showy pink shavings brush flowers followed by a fruit with edible seeds. Distinctive cultivar originally received from John Criswick. No two leaves ever display the same outline. The Prostrate Vines stems are cloaked with shingled thick substanced leaves of matte green with silver highlights varying from velvery billiard green to nearly total silver depending on light, fertilizer and attitude! Thick boat-shaped leaves broadly margined with clear yellow-ochre; habit of F. elastica with a less rigid habit. This is a Japanese clone which also Lime-yellow stripes inside outer edge of each slim blade; from Japan, excellent as short grassy-tufted houseplant; or quite hardy in Southeast Ohio--a "Japanese Sweet Flag" which stays evergreen if given semi-aquatic conditions outdoors. Must have full sun and reliably moving air to achieve and maintain this otherworldly color. Very unique selection with a distinct urge to grow ever upward--modest pinching of tips assures a wide dramatic show of incredibl "Heart Copperleaf", large russet leaves with long pointed leaves extending from the cordate tops, bronze-green & copper tones. Very wide leaves with clear white margins fading to cream gold; typically horizontal branch planes. Equally successful as an aquatic tub subject or a tuffet in a terrarium, or a mane in moss topiary; so "Red Finger Fern" Coarsely cut pinnate fronds; strong rhizomes are decoratively covered with dark Cayenne toned nonciliate hairy scales. This is the true form of the Gynura bicolor. "Baseball Blood Lily" Pale red 4" showy brush like flower heads, sometimes fading to tones of flesh pink; followed by scarlet berries; waxy leaves with reddish-maroon pseudostem. Spectacular ruffled & fluted "Copper Swirl" leaves serrated & highlighted in pink, bronze, red. Tolerates low humidity. Box 97
Distinctive "Zig Zag" branches with glossy fluted leaves; has European patent. Very xerophytic small statured Bromeliad gradually forming a tightly packed colony of compressed urns which mimic a larger Tillandsia visually; needs full light and semi-epiphytic conditions, otherwise it will never produce a bloom spike. Always in greater demand than our stock plant can accomadate. Slightly larger statured than the white margined 'Silver King,' but easier as a houseplant. A bog plant easily grown in a container. A cultivar of this thickly-substanced "Persian Ivy," native from the Caucasus to Iran, with beautiful yellow ochre leaf centers turning saffron during cool winters as the green borders become a chocolate purple tone; spicy aromatic foliage. As various of our longterm customers regularly ask about availability of plants once offered in past catalogues (we suspect that many of you have more complete year-by-year collections of those newsprint compilations than we do), we have re-listed many of these old plant treasures after getting them back into propagation; furthermore, we've been propagating many new treasures from the main collections as well as readying choice new plants sent to us by those of you who love to collect and hybridize and wish to share your treasures with the rest of us. Select small evergreen bulb, a close cousin of the more familiar "Agentine Rain Lily" with clear magenta petals fading to a delicate lilac-purple. A collection by Dufresne with felted deltoid-shaped leaves in pert pairs on slim woody angular stems and nearly everblooming shell pink flowers with wide flared lower lip of salmon-coral. Conspicuously veined down-curved fat pointed fingers are slightly furled on ascending stems. And, as usual, you will note that we like to name these new cultivars and hybrids after you! Anticipat Long leathery pendant leaves closely shingled on handsome arching branches; rare species developing papery mahogany-umber trunks speckled with bright whitish bars--best situtated so this ornately designed trunk can be easily viewed. Box 97
Meanwhile, we have not forgotten our core support group (many of whom have been ordering /supporting us for well over 20 years now) who need new treasures for their hobby greenhouses & conservatories; their extensive lite gardens & plantrooms, and especially those who need a regular fix of an astounding new variegated cultivars. An excellent Worley hybrid with dark deep green leaves -- tends to have a much shorter dormancy cycle than the other types, especially if grown in a lit garden. Root hardy in our Z6b. The Glasshouse Works greenhouses is a mailorder nursery specializing in rare and exotic hardy and tropical plants from around the world. A centerpiece in many international conservatories and display gardens since Semi-trailing "Nut Orchid" with compact habit topped with double rose-pink scalloped flowers which remain open longer than the single cultivars. The variegated clones of this are being given a recovery rest period currently. Avoid extremes of summer heat; guard against slug appetites. Tel: 740-662-2142
Nevertheless i Fast clustering miniature selection with taller foliage than pusillus, while individual blades are elegantly slim in the overlapping foliar fans--much used as a bonsai companion. "Golden English Ivy" Glossy new leaves a bright yellow, if grown in bright light, fading to a deep leathery green--sometimes a bit of tip pruning helps this reliable golden workhouse more quickly branch to fully cover a wall or topiary form. Blooms for a very long perio Reiter hybrid of A. megapotamicum with strongly held laterally weeping branches perfectly displaying the charming show of ranks of dangling flared large yellow blossoms highlighted by darker-toned throat (as long as not exposed to considerable warmth year round). Very thick recurved hard surfaced silver gray leaves, quite ornately edged form a nearly hemispherical to spherical outline. Green flowered bromel from rocky exposed areas of Argentina making a wonderful accent plant in any succulent collection or as a base for a caudiform bons Smooth-edged succulent leaves, spine tipped, with dull glossed silvery leather surfaces packed in tight elongated rosettes branching to form extensive rine gray hard edged sadistic cushions. "Marbled Devil's Backbone" The zig-zag stems are richly marbled ivory-cream; the same vigorous growth rate and the same "Red Bird" bill-shaped red inflorescence of the species--remember that these flower buds form most reliably if the plant is kept cool (not freezing, please) and relatively dry throughout the fall. Excellent as a standard; perfect as a tropical bonsai. Very little lateral growth. This is a large blossomed selection. "Jewel Orchid" Black leaves veined in coral; fragrant cream elaborate mini-orchid blossoms with pinkish bracts. Many large deep rich purple flowers some 6" across with considerable fragrance; with purple stripes on the corona filliments. Beautiful "Hummingbird Ivy" noted for unusually strong contrast of dark flecks on snowy white & ochre mosaic leaves of very strong texture. Beautiful golden netted "Ivory Geranium" leaves; pink flower heads. Hybrid of subpeltata with buonapartea with seed parent's beautiful lime lined foliage; mauve banded white flowers; pale yellow fruit. Deservedly the most popular "Flowering Maple" as it is a brilliant display whether in flower or not; most effective when grown with plants displaying purple toned foliage. Impressive "Golden Weeping Fig" wide branching stems packed with large quite wide glossy leaves of a beautiful creamy lime with splashes of darker green along the midvein. We prefer to propagate this upon receiving your order as considerable lead time m Soft pastel carmine flower clusters over big golden leaves with milky green center starbursts; wide spreading habit.The name reveals just how heirloom this really is. currently closed to the public. The first three pictures are of this plant. Very seldom available as is slow growing and unhappy with direct sun exposure or low levels of humidity, which results in leaf burn. Pl "Snowy Club Moss" Arched, yet creeping, prostrate brittle, much-divided stems winged with scale-like glossy leaves with irregular patches of pure bright white--astoundingly beautiful--but be warned that this will remain entirely green if grown in constantly warm conditions. 'Wiandi' grows more vertically and produces smaller leaves than 'Rainee'. Known in England as 'Paddy's Pride'. Very erect stems are decoratively clasped by alternate ranks of these sea shell leaves, resulting in a fabulous living sculpture on your windowsill. Most furled leaves of any cultivar we know. This is a much desired sport of "Harold" offered for the first time in 2021. currently closed to the public.
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