Daphne   - see our wonderful selection in the shrub section

 

Darmera (Peltiphyllum) peltatum PRICE 1@ $8.00

A tough plant that tolerates more abuse in terms of sun and dry soils than I would have thought possible, even surviving in a dry sandy scree in full sun (its supposed to be a shady pondside thing). Pink balls of Saxifrage flowers before the leaves in spring, followed by large Astilboides-like leaves.

 

Datisca glomerata Ratko 00-211 PRICE 1@ $8.00

Datisca glomerata is the lone representative of the Datiscacaea in the United States and one of only two in the genus the other being Datisia cannabina which is Asian. It is an unusual woody crowned perennial with arching leafy stems to 6’; Ratko describes it as a Mugwort on steroids. Plants are monoecious with flowers crowded in the axils the entire length of the stem. Taxonomically related to viola of all things, all parts of the plant are toxic. Ron’s collections from dry streambeds in the salmon mountains at 2450’.

Delosperma

Amazingly drought tolerant these little mesembs will tolerate hot and dry sites that would fry most other plants and still flower like mad. Many are surprisingly cold tolerant although they do tend to melt in wet spring weather, they are easily cut and it is a simple matter to keep a backup plant on a windowsill or cold frame just in case things get too wet. Delosperma will also self-sow in the garden and any surviving scraps quickly grow back to form a good-sized plant in a single season.

 

Delosperma aberdeenense PRICE 1@ $6.50

Considered hardy; large pinkish white flowers in abundance.

 

DELOSPERMA AFF. CONGESTUM PRICE 1@ $6.50

Yet another of these impossible to key little mesembs.

 

delosperma aff. NUBIGEANUM PRICE 1@ $6.50

From a Halda collection at high altitude, yellow flowers, fleshy carpets of leaves.

 

DELOSPERMA ASHTONII ...... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Broad leaves and large purplish pink flowers ashtonii is perhaps the most impressive Delosperma we grow.

 

Delosperma basuticum . PRICE 1@ $6.50

An outstanding species from the Drakensburg Mts forming congested mats of succulent foliage and white centered golden flowers.  This is one of the hardiest species.

 

Delosperma britteniae . PRICE 1@ $6.50

Slow growing with hard mounds of congested angled foliage flowers are yellow, britteniae is one of the best at least in terms of foliage.

 

delosperma brunnthaleri yellow form       PRICE 1@ $6.50

Succulent cylindrical leaves, shrubby habit, yellow flowers, like a tiny Baobab tree.

 

Delosperma cooperi ........ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Hot pink flowers, the leaves are more cylindrical than sutherlandii but otherwise it is similar, cooperi is one of the hardiest species surviving here on dry sites and flowering for months.

 

Delosperma deleeuwiae PRICE 1@ $6.50

From a Halda collection this magenta flowered gems is from Lesotho at 3125m

 

Delosperma ecklonis v. latifolia PRICE 1@ $8.00

A new introduction with low cushions of cylindrical succulent foliage and purple mesemb daisies; it is in bloom most of the summer.

 

Delosperma esterhuyseniae PRICE 1@ $6.50

Another long flowering species it produces a seemingly unending supply of little white daises with no regard for summer heat.

 

delosperma hirtum .......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Like a slender sutherlandii, deciduous leaves.

 

delosperma MACEI .............. PRICE 1@ $6.50

Looks like the rest, this time with small white flowers.

 

Delosperma pageanum ... PRICE 1@ $8.00

Mats of tangled succulent stems spread outward from a woody base and give rise to myriads of pink flowers.

 

Delosperma sp large magenta PRICE 1@ $8.00

Hundreds of 2-3” magenta flowers are produced all summer long, it’s tender even in Denver, but it sets plenty of seed and it’s no problem to root a few cuttings.

 

Delosperma sp. ex Beaufort West PRICE 1@ $6.50

A collection from high in the Niewveld Mountains outside Beaufort West in the Karroo the cushions are smothered from spring till frost in the fall with small light pink daisies.

 

Delosperma sp. 'John Proffit' PRICE 1@ $6.50

A vigorous mat former it is similar to cooperi and very free flowering, producing magenta pink flowers all summer long.

 

DELOSPERMA SP ‘RUBY STARS’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Intensely colored with relatively small flowers but lots and lots of them, covering the plants all summer long, it is one of the best Mesembs we have ever grown.

 

Delosperma sp ex Sani Pass PRICE 1@ $6.50

Attractive rosettes of reddish bronze foliage set with small white flowers, i suspect this is from a Denver Botanic garden expedition.

 

Delosperma SPHALMANTHOIDES PRICE 1@ $6.50

Stemless cushion of pointy upward facing succulent leaves like the back of a green Echidna half buried in the sand, typical reddish-purple mesemb daisies in spring, very distinct looking and fairly hardy.

 

delosperma SUTHERLANDII PRICE 1@ $6.50

Pink flowers very similar to cooperi, possibly a little less hardy but showier, great for a hot sunny site.

 

Delphinium belladona 'CONNECTICUT Yankee'        PRICE 1@ $8.00

Not as spectacular as the pacific type hybrids belladonna has more of a species look, it is also less disease prone and longer lived in our gardens.

 

Delphinium magic fountain mix PRICE 1@ $8.00

The same large flowers as the pacific series but on dwarf compact plants that stand up well without staking.

 

Deschampia caespitosa 'Northern Lights'   PRICE 1@ $8.00

Nicely variegated, the hair fine tufts of leaves have abundant white, which blushes pink in spring; this is one of the most attractive of the small grasses.

 

Dianella tasmanica ........ PRICE 1@ $12.00

As you might expect from something that evolved in Tasmanian isolation this is unique looking, the clumps of weird flattened (we are talking steamroller here) foliage give rise to branching scapes to 150cm tall bearing hundreds of one inch flowers. The six sky blue petal (3 sepals, 3 petals) are reflexed backwards Dodecatheon fashion and the six prominent bright yellow stamens dangle downward; they are followed by incredible purple egg shaped fruits. Leaves are used locally for basket weaving and cordage.

 

DIANTHUS

An indispensable genus for the rock gardener, the genus has over 300 species to choose from. We tend to focus on the tight bun types although I have nothing against Carnations; indeed, I am surprised that no one has crossed the large flowered types with the buns. The cushions generally want full sun and good drainage, with perhaps a bit of lime in the soil, other than that they are carefree. Leggy older plants may benefit from the occasional shearing, a service our local bunnies provide from time to time.

 

Dianthus allwoodii alpinus PRICE 1@ $6.50

The Allwood brothers ran a legendary Dianthus nursery in the UK for many years, and wrote a classic monograph of the genus. This fragrant large flowered strain lives on as perhaps their finest achievement.

 

Dianthus amurensis ......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

An unusual Dianthus the flowers have a distinct bluish cast it is easy and free flowering and perfect for the front of a perennial border

 

DIANTHUS 'BLUE HILLS' ....... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Very blue cushions, about as blue as we have seen in Dianthus, medium sized like a moderately compact Grat. Flowers are typical pinks but the cushions are outstanding. 

 

Dianthus 'Mini Mound' ...... PRICE 1@ $6.50

So you don’t like big cups (actually you are not alone, Kinky gardeners prefer dark nipples, in fact they almost cleaned us out) but just in case there was something in the name that turned you off (mental images of sagging even if they are way up firm and high when young) we managed to find the perfect substitute in the Mt. Tahoma catalog. Tiny dense domes that wouldn’t even fill an ‘A’ cup, the perfect handful of gray foliage tastefully adorned with little pink things held firmly erect, flowers of course.

 

Dianthus ‘mountain Mist’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Pierre from Sunny Border sent us a box of goodies this fall and this was among them, a neat plumarius type with low mounds of blue green foliage and semi double laciniated pink flowers on relatively long stems.

 

Dianthus arpadianus ssp pumilus PRICE 1@ $6.50

A rare and beautiful plant, forming densely pulvinate cushions, bearing solitary pink flowers on 1-4cm scapes, Mojmir Pavelka found this on the rocky slopes of Kaz Dag at 1,600m. This ranks as one of the very tightest Dianthus we have ever grown with neat domes of fine textured foliage.

 

Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Supposedly fully perennial with reddish green foliage and deep blood red Sweet William flowers. This is a most impressive plant for the perennial border and the best big dianthus we have seen in quite a while.

 

Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Very dark almost black flowers in great profusion, it goes monocarpic but will seed around and the color is unlike any other dianthus we grow.

 

Dianthus boissieri ............. PRICE 1@ $6.50

A cushion to mat former boissieri has been lumped into sylvestris in recent years, whatever the name the plants are the same.

 

Dianthus carmilitarum . PRICE 1@ $6.50

A rare Turkish species i believe it is endemic to Mt Kisar these should flower next spring until then I don’t read Turkish and have little to offer.

 

Dianthus cruentus ........... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Like your dianthus tall and cruel? This cluster headed monster is related to Dianthus carthusianorum and is too tall for the rock garden.

 

Dianthus deltoides albus PRICE 1@ $5.50

Pure white flowers over compact mats of foliage.

 

Dianthus deltoides brilliant PRICE 1@ $5.50

The well known Maiden Pink, it forms flat mats of grassy foliage tight enough to exclude most weeds with Bright cherry red flowers, I did a patch years ago as a lawn substitute and it was great, mow it once after flowering and it was good for most of the summer, you need to start with a very weed free site, (multiple roundup sprays) and no cultivation prior to planting and plug in cuttings 3-4”on center. Trying to seed it is probably a lost cause but plugs will establish fast enough to choke out most of the weeds.

 

Dianthus deltoides dark Red PRICE 1@ $5.50

As it says these are dark red

 

Dianthus deltoides leuchtfunk PRICE 1@ $5.50

What happens when those weightlifter maidens inject too many steroids into their deltoids.

 

DIANTHUS ERINACEUS .......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Rick Lupp’s clone of this rare Kaz Dagh endemic; compact spiny mounds, pink flowers sit right on the cushion, one of the tightest species, it resents being too wet in winter.

 

Dianthus ferruginea 847 PRICE 1@ $6.50

A rare clusterheaded European species with bright red flowers, these are from a Jurasek collection.

 

Dianthus giganteus banaticus PRICE 1@ $6.50

“hairy heads atop 2-3’ stems reveal flowers of blood scarlet less impure and unpleasing than the others” Farrer’s comments on the clusterhead pinks

 

Dianthus glacialis elegans PRICE 1@ $6.50

I believe this is now just Dianthus elegans, a tufted Turkish endemic that grows on limestone with pink flowers on relatively tall scapes.

 

Dianthus gratiopolitanus PRICE 1@ $6.50

The classic cheddar pink, spicy clove fragrance and abundant flowers.

 

Dianthus gratiopolitanus La Borbille alba         PRICE 1@ $6.50

A white form of the classic cheddar pink, it's larger than Sternkissen and not as tight.

 

Dianthus gratiopolitanus ‘karlik’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

A nice compact Grat presumably from Czech origins the plant is nicer than the name which Ender keeps rhyming with garlic, like vampires, muses are repelled by even the mention, hence the crappy description.

 

Dianthus haematocalyx pindicola   PRICE 1@ $6.50

Dwarf cushions of short glaucous leaves, intense dark pink flowers may be solitary or 2-3 per stem; Pavelka’s collection from rocky slopes in the Pindos Mts in Greece at 1,700m.

 

Dianthus hungaricus ...... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Plumarius with the munchies.

 

Dianthus kusnetzovii select PRICE 1@ $6.50

Holubec collected this in the small Caucasus in Georgia near Trialetskij at 2400m in an alpine meadow. Plants were caespitose to prostrate with large round showy white flowers often with dark markings in the manner of D. calizonus. This is the clone that we think has the best flowers.

 

Dianthus microlepis ‘Jelitto form ‘ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Reasonably nice, habit about typical for microlepis, this is an easy to please form.

 

Dianthus minutiflorus . PRICE 1@ $6.50

Mojmir, who does get around, collected this in Croatia near Biokovo at 1600m on limestone rocks. Small cushions of green leaves topped by white flowers on branched 20cm stems, it is a rarely offered species related to subacaulis and sometimes incorrectly listed as D. strictus brachyanthus.

 

Dianthus moesiacus ......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Have you seen the software that takes a bunch of thumbnails and turns them into a mosaic image, someone needs to try that with a garden with the image visible only from an aircraft, think of the advertising possibilities. And yes, I have absolutely nothing to say about D. moesiacus.

 

Dianthus monspessulanus PRICE 1@ $6.50

Farrer calls this a ragged rascal running among rugged rocks, zigzaggy stems bear very fragrant very frilly flowers.

 

Dianthus myrtinervis ..... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Typical myrtinervis much tighter and more compact than deltoides but not as tiny as caespitosus, this is an excellent plant and the slightly larger mats may actually look better in the rock garden.

 

Dianthus myrtinervis ssp caespitosus         PRICE 1@ $6.50

Once thought to be a deltoides microform, but now considered distinct, this is the best we have seen, extremely compact, grown lean it could be mistaken for Silene acaulis.

 

Dianthus neglectus (pavonius) PRICE 1@ $6.50

also known as pavonius, it is acclaimed as one of the finest species; forming dense mounds of tight foliage and ample pink flowers with a buff reverse on short stems that completely obscure the foliage. at it’s best the cushions are very tight, grassy leaves, it's no microlepis but much more indestructible in nature.

 

Dianthus petraeus ........... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Wild collections from the Czechs, compact selections from one of the best rock garden species and not contaminated like most garden seed, most appear to be white flowered and probably represent the subspecies noeanus.

 

Dianthus petraeus noeanus PRICE 1@ $6.50

A nice little dianthus from the Balkans, ssp noeanus is invariably white flowered

 

Dianthus pinifolius .......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Native to Turkey and the Balkans and formerly known as Dianthus androsace. Siskiyou distributed this a couple years back, nice enough however given the name I expected something tighter, flowers are clustered in tight heads atop 5 to 8cm scapes.

 

Dianthus plumarius fl.pl. nanus rose tone          PRICE 1@ $6.50

Double fragrant mini-Carnation flowers on compact 25cm plants this is one of the best plumarius strains and perfect for a large rock garden or the front of the perennial border.

 

Dianthus plumarius fl.pl. nanus 'Sweetness'      PRICE 1@ $6.50

Single, frilly, fragrant, maiden pink, dwarf, compact mounds, precociously mature, this is starting to sound like a kinky personals classified.

 

Dianthus simulans tight form PRICE 1@ $6.50

A fine form from Larry Stanley, who if he is not careful, will find himself sucked into rock plants, the same way conifers got him. I saw him watching the bidding on the little stuff we donated to the Conifer Society auction. Rock plants do mix well with dwarf conifers and once you already have every conceivable dwarf conifer, you need something new to collect; all those new genera calling seductively, “Larry grow me” promising strange pleasures in exchange for the acquisition of all the species.

 

Dianthus 'Spark' .................. PRICE 1@ $5.50

A Nicola Tesla introduction almost as impressive as Sandia’s Z machine firing.

 

Dianthus spiculifolius . PRICE 1@ $5.50

A slightly larger flowered and more fringed Dianthus petraeus.

 

Dianthus SUBACAULIS PUNNETT’s tight blue           PRICE 1@ $6.50

Dick picked this extremely tight form with good blue color from a batch of Piatek’s seedlings, by far the best of the bunch, this promises to be a very good plant, the more we see of it the better we like it, I’d say it ranks with the finest Dianthus we have ever grown.

 

DICENTRA formosa .............. PRICE 1@ $8.00

Much like eximia but more robust, flowers broader, with deeply crested sepals; it flowers from late spring to summer and often re-blooms.

 

Dicentra formosa 'Aurora' PRICE 1@ $8.00

A lovely pure white selection stronger growing than some of the other alba forms.  Named for the legendary spy plane whose mach 7 sonic booms have triggered earthquake sensors across the western U.S.

 

Dicentra spectabilis ‘gold heart’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

No, it’s not a yellow flowered bleeding heart but it does have sickly yellow leaves.

 

Dictamnus albus (fraxinella) purpureus    PRICE 1@ $8.00

Gas plant, glandular hairs emit an aromatic gas that can be set ablaze on still muggy summer nights, please check for Giant Swallowtail larva first or you may barbeque your bird droppings (Dictamnus is a first choice munchie here). Racemes of showy flowers in spring followed by attractive explosively dehiscent seed heads, Dictamnus can shoot shiny black missiles across a room. Very long lived in the garden they resent disturbance, do not move large plants; germination of dry stored seed is complicated by hard seed coats and secondary dormancies, limiting most commercial production. This is the first large crop we have had in years the result in part of introducing new genetic material from the Caucasus. Germination improved greatly, colors could be anything from purple to white. Like many rutaceous plants they may cause photodermatitus in sensitive people. Rue does this to me but Dictamnus has never given me trouble and I am always looking for caterpillars on it.

 

Dierama pulcherimum Slieve Donnard             PRICE 1@ $8.00

leaves stiff to 3' flowers pendulous, purple to deep red on the typical graceful arching stem; needs rich moist soil in full sun and some protection as they are south african and not all that hardy but very easy in tubs or pots. The Slieve Donnard form is considered the finest form in cultivation.

 

Digitalis ambigua (grandiflora) 'Carillon' PRICE 1@ $6.50

A soundly perennial yellow flowered species that is indestructible in the garden, ‘Carillon’ is a dwarf strain that seems identical to Temple Bells

 

Digitalis cariensis #856 PRICE 1@ $6.50

Jurasek’s collections from Turkey, creamy white flowers striped with red in loose 3’ racemes.

 

Digitalis davisiana ............ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Creamy flowers netted reddish orange in the throat this is a Turkish endemic and relatively rare in gardens.

 

Digitalis dubia ....................... PRICE 1@ $6.50

A dwarf species native to the Balearic Isles with pink to purple flowers spotted on the interior on 18” scapes.

 

Digitalis ferruginea Gelber Herold     PRICE 1@ $6.50

Slender racemes of rusty veined yellow flowers to 1.8m this European species is one of the showiest and generally perennial.

 

Digitalis micrantha .......... PRICE 1@ $6.50

A rare southern Italian endemic according to Hortus, it is Digitalis lutea ssp australis, with compact spikes of small yellow flowers that are not one sided.

 

Digitalis obscura ............... PRICE 1@ $6.50

A most distinct Spanish endemic from the area near Puerto del Pinar on open slopes with limestone rubble at 1,100m; this shrubby perennial species has distinctive shiny narrow foliage and amber yellow foxgloves marked with red on the interior. Previously offered wild collections by the Archibalds were only 20-30cm high but these may be expected to get a bit taller if grow in rich conditions, wonderful in a dry sunny site.

 

Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'             PRICE 1@ $6.50

Probably not the wisest choice for a name, I can see some moron chewing on this thinking it will taste like chocolate, Humanities average intelligence will rise by some trifling fraction.(Actually I believe there has not been a single plant poisoning death since cdc started keeping records, mostly people and pets puke before they eat enough.) From a garden standpoint, parviflora is cool, with dense spikes of tiny flowers, it hardly looks like a digitalis and despite its Spanish origin it is very permanent in the garden.

 

Digitalis purpurea ssp mariana PRICE 1@ $6.50

Native to Spain and Portugal with white wooly rosettes of foliage and purplish pink flowers that are glabrous on the exterior.

 

Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'            PRICE 1@ $8.00

A strawberry pink tetraploid that resulted from the crossing of D. grandiflora to D. purpurea, plants are very perennial, with huge strawberry pink bells and a relatively dwarf, an excellent border perennial.

 

Disporum & disporopsis

With elegant arching stems, they are lovely interspersed with drifts of ferns and trilliums.  The Disporums and Disporopsis, along with their Polygonatum and Smilacina cousins form an integral part of the woodland garden. All except Disporopsis have both Asian and American counterparts, dating back to a time before the continents drifted. We were amazed to find that even the tropical looking evergreen Disporopsis survived unprotected.

 

disporopsis arisanensis PRICE 1@ $12.00

These came from Dan with no collection data, he described them as forming colonies of 8” stems, evergreen with the typical nodding creamy bells, and warns of confusion with the larger D. fusca–picta from Sichuan. I admit to confusion, our plants have huge rhizomes as thick as your thumb that have not only cracked their stockpots but taken to climbing up and out of the pots, looking very green and photosynthetic and altogether almost epiphytic, not at all the demure little 8” thing I had expected, mind you I’m not complaining these are cool.

 

Disporopsis perneyi 'Bill Baker Form'             PRICE 1@ $12.00

Evergreen Solomon’s seal, really, we don’t make these things up. This is another of the cool new woodland plants coming out of China of late. A rare form with large creamy white flowers tipped in purplish black in the leaf axils, this can take a lot of shade. Thinking of buying yet another Hosta that probably looks pretty much like a zillion others, show some backbone, or at least a notochord and purchase Disporopsis instead.

 

Disporopsis perneyi ‘heronswood form’       PRICE 1@ $12.00

A second D. perneyi clone from Hinkley, we suggest growing more than one clone to improve fruit set, the ornamental fruits are bluish black and sit in the leaf axils.

 

Disporum cantoniense 'Aureovariegata'      PRICE 1@ $15.00

A rare and beautiful Disporum this handsome form is seldom available; it is worthy of a prominent place in your woodland garden. Reputedly on the tender side now that we have propagated a few we will try it outdoors, we suggest plenty of protection north of zone 7.

 

Disporum cantoniense 'Night Heron'    PRICE 1@ $19.00

4-5’ stems purple stems, the leaves gradually turn green as the summer progresses, and dangling greenish yellow flowers, We think it’s one of Dan’s best introductions.

 

Disporum sp aff. cantoniense DJHC 724             PRICE 1@ $12.00

Hinkley’s collection from above boaxing in 1996, evergreen stems to 5’ in mild regions, dying to the ground in colder climates, marginal at best here.

 

Disporum flavum (FLAVENS?) Price   $12.00

Solomon's Seal-like woodlander, the yellow flowers are among the largest and showiest of any we have seen. They came to us as flavum but the taxonomy of the cultivated Disporums is a mess; very choice in any event.

 

Disporum languinosum .. PRICE 1@ $8.00

Fairy bells, despite the far to cute name our native Disporums are nice, like a non-twisted Streptopus (for twisted check out Harlan Ellison’s Tinkerbell thing that got him fired by Disney). Sorry a momentary lapse of reason, this Fairy has drooping off white bells followed by attractive reddish orange berries, it is not as showy as some of the Asian species but still worth growing.

 

Disporum megalanthum PRICE 1@ $15.00

A rarity with green tipped creamy bells and deep green foliage, it is slow to increase for a disporum,

 

Disporum nantauense bsjw 359 PRICE 1@ $15.00

An elegant species from Taiwan collected in 1993 by Bleddyn and Sue Wynn Jones; suckering stems with narrow glossy leaves, pendant creamy-greenish flowers followed by bluish fruits.

 

Disporum pullum variegata PRICE 1@ $12.00

A nice variegated fairy bell with narrow leaves nicely streaked with creamy white this is from Heims and looks essentially identical to the plant we grow from Hinkley as Disporum sessile variegata narrow leaf form. By any name this is a lovely thing to let run about in your woodland.

 

Disporum sessile 'Sunray' PRICE 1@ $19.00

8” tall with gold streaked leaves and pendant creamy flowers ex Shikoku Japan this is one of the best disporums we grow.

 

Disporum sessile 'Tight Wad' PRICE 1@ $19.00

a korean form growing about half the height of typical sessile with large pendant creamy bells, it is slow growing and choice enough for a woodland trough.

 

Disporum sessile variegata broad leaf form     PRICE 1@ $12.00

A white margined form, I find it a bit slower to establish then the narrow leafed form and the broad leaf form is far less common in gardens.

 

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'          PRICE 1@ $19.00

A variegated version of this Japanese and Korean species, colonies of foot-high variegated foliage with 2cm white flowers followed by black berries.

 

Disporum smithii ............... PRICE 1@ $19.00

Native to the Pacific Northwest foot tall clumps of foliage with creamy white flowers followed by reddish orange berries

 

Disporum viridescens HC 970422 PRICE 1@ $12.00

Dan’s collections from Chiri-San in 1977, arched branching stems to 18” bear starry white flowers followed by bluish-black fruit.