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Mack the Knife Mack the Knife
Dwarf
Leaves: 5" x 2¾"
, margin fades to unusual "orange" color
Flowers: pale lavender with white inside

Parentage: Galaxy x
Hadspen Heron
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Maekawa
Maekawa
Medium
Leaves: 18" x 12", grey-green to gold-green with white undersides
Flowers: pale purple
Parentage:
hypoleuca selection
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£8.00
Magic Fire
Magic Fire
Large
Leaves: 10½" x 7½", margin changes from yellow to creamy white in the summer
Flowers: lavender

Parentage: sport of
Sagae
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£15.00 *New for 2008*
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Majesty
Large
Leaves: 12" x 9"
Flowers: near white

Parentage: sport of
Sagae
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mama mia
Mama Mia
Medium
Leaves: 8" x 6", bright green-gold with slightly wavy margins that turn white
Flowers: pale purple, mid-Summer
Parentage: Jambeliah hybrid
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£6.00
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Manhattan
Medium
Leaves: 11" x 8"
Flowers: pale purple
Parentage: Sea Frolic hybrid
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£18.00 (limited availability) *New for 2008*
maple leaf
Maple Leaf
Large
Leaves: 14" x 12"
Flowers: almost white
Parentage: sport of Frances Williams
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marachino cherry
Maraschino Cherry
Medium
Leaves: 7" x 3", dark green with purple stems
Flowers: purple, 2½" long, mid-summer
Parentage: sport of Cherry Berry
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£4.00
Mardis Gras
Mardis Gras
Giant
Leaves: 14" x 11", edge turns pure white later in summer
Flowers: white
Parentage: Christmas Tree Gala x Nigrescens Elatior
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£15.00 *New for 2008*
Marge
Marge
Medium
Leaves: 10¼" x 8"
Flowers: almost white
Parentage: sieboldiana hybrid
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£10.00 *New for 2008*
Margin of Error
Margin of Error
Medium
Leaves: 5½" x 3¼"
Flowers: pale lavender with stripes inside
Parentage: sport of Artist's Palette
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Marilyn Marilyn
Small
Leaves: 6½" x 3½"
Flowers: pale lavender

Parentage: Gold Drop x Green Piecrust
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£8.00
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Medium
Leaves: 6¾" x 5½"
Flowers: lavender striped

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£15.00 *New for 2008*
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Marion Bachman
Medium
Leaves: 8" x 5"
Flowers: lavender

Parentage: sport of Fortunei
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Marquette Park
Medium
Leaves: 8" x 6
½"
Flowers: pale purple

Parentage: sport of Lovely Loretta
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Marquis
Marquis
Small
Leaves: 4" x 2½"
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: Nakaiana hybrid
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Maruba Iwa
Medium
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: longipes x unknown
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mary jo
Mary Joe
Small
Leaves: 5" x 3¾"
Flowers: lavender-white clustering at top of flower stem
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£5.00
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mary marie ann

Mary Marie Ann
Small
Leaves: 4½" x 2¼", gold with blue/green margins, turning all green.
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: Aoki hybrid
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£8.00

masquerade
Masquerade (venusta variegated)
Dwarf
Leaves: 2" x 1¼", white with green margins
Flowers: purple. Collectors plant, slow to establish
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£8.00
Maui Buttercups Maui Buttercups
Small
Leaves: 5" x 5"
Flowers: violet
Parentage: Frances Williams x August Moon
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May
May
Small
Leaves: 5½" x 4"
Flowers: pale lavender with dark lavender stripes
Parentage: sport of June
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Maya
Maya
Small
Leaves: 5¾" x 3"
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: sport of Fortunei Albopicta
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Medusa Medusa
Dwarf
Leaves: 4" x 1"
Flowers: pale purple

Parentage: Neat Splash x gracillima
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£10.00 *New for 2008*
Memories of Dorothy
Memories of Dorothy
Medium
Leaves: 10" x 7"
Flowers: pale lavender with white stripes

Parentage: (Dorothy Benedict x pycnophylla) x Montana Aureomarginata
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£20.00 (limited availability) *New for 2008*
Mentor Gold Mentor Gold
Small
Leaves: 7" x 1½"
Flowers: lavender

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Merlin
Small
Leaves: 7" x 5½"
Flowers: pale lavender

Parentage: Pinstripe x unknown
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Merry Sunshine
Medium
Leaves: 8" x 6½"
Flowers: pale lavender
striped
Parentage: Fascination x hypoleuca
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Mesa Fringe Mesa Fringe
Giant
Leaves: 15¾" x 9½"
Flowers: pale lavender striped

Parentage: sport of Regal Ruffles
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£8.00
Metallic Sheen
Metallic Sheen
Giant
Leaves: 14" x 10"
Flowers: pale lavender
Parentage: Sum and Substance x Elegans
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Metallica
Metallica
Medium
Leaves: 7½" x 3½"
Flowers: violet
Parentage: Beatrice x Blue Moon
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Midas Touch Midas Touch
Giant
Leaves: 9" x 8"
Flowers: white

Parentage: Gold Cup x Golden Waffles
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middle ridge
Middle Ridge
Medium
Leaves: 6" x 5"
Flowers: lavender, mid-summer
Parentage: sport of Undulata Univittata
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£6.00
Midnight Ride
Midnight Ride
Medium
Leaves: 6" x 4½"
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: sport of Paul Revere
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Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
Giant
Leaves: 16" x 12"
Flowers: almost white
Parentage: High Noon x Montana macrophylla
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midwest magic
Midwest Magic
Large
Leaves: 8" x 6", gold centre with rippled dark green margins
Flowers: pale lavender, mid-summer
Parentage: sport of Prairie Glow
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£6.00
Mikawa-no-Yuki
Mikawa-no-Yuki
Medium
Leaves: 8½" x 3"
Flowers: pale lavender with faint stripes
Parentage: kikutii white back x longipes white back
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Miki
Medium
Leaves: 11½" x 8
½"
Flowers: medium violet
Parentage: Hirao Majesty x Hirao Supreme
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mildred seaver
Mildred Seaver
Large
Leaves: 4½" x 5", dark green centres with creamy white margins.
Flowers: pale mauve, mid-Summer
Parentage: Breeder's Choice x Frances Williams
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£8.00
Millennium
Millennium
Giant
Leaves: 17" x 14", heavy substance, blue-green with lightly rippled margins
Flowers: tubular, 1¾" long, pure white in July. Semi-upright habit
Parentage: Herb Benedict x Sagae
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£6.00
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Millie's Memoirs
Small
Leaves: 7" x 6
½"
Flowers: near white
Parentage: sport of Aspen Gold
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Ming Jade
Ming Jade
Large
Leaves: 11" x 8"
Flowers: white
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Minnie Klopping Minnie Klopping
Small
Leaves: 4½" x 3½"
Flowers: pale lavender

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£5.00
minor minor
Dwarf
Leaves: 3¼" x 2¼", dark green with wavy margins
Flowers: purple
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£5.00
Mint Julep Mint Julep
Medium
Leaves: 6½" x 5½"
Flowers: pale lavender

Parentage: William Lachman hybrid
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Minuet
Minuet (venusta)
Small
Leaves: 10" x 6¼"
Flowers: purple

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Minuta
Minuta
Small
Leaves: tbc
Flowers: purple

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minuteman Minuteman
Medium
Leaves: 6" x 4", intense dark green centres with white margins
Flowers: lavender
Parentage: sport of Francee
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£6.00
(limited availability)
Mira
Mira (sieboldiana)
Large
Leaves: 11¾" x 7¾"
Flowers: almost white

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£6.00
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Miss Ruby
Small
Leaves: 6½" x 4½"
Flowers: pale purple
Parentage: Katsuragawa Beni x unknown
£20.00 (limited availability) *New for 2008*
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Medium
Leaves: 9½" x 9"
Flowers: almost white with lavender stripes
, fragrant
Parentage: sport of Fragrant Bouquet
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Miss Tokyo
Giant
Leaves: 13" x 9½"
Flowers: pale lavender
Parentage: Dorothy Benedict x Montana Aureomarginata
£24.00 (limited availability) *New for 2008*
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Delta
Large
Leaves: 13" x 12", lightly corrugated intense blue-green with slightly rippled margins
Flowers: tubular, 1½" long, ivory in July
Parentage: Sea Gold x Golden Torch
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£12.00
Mister Watson
Mister Watson
Small
Leaves: 6" x 3¾"
Flowers: pale lavender

Parentage: sport of King Tut
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Misty Morning
Misty Morning
Dwarf
Leaves: 4" x 3¼"
Flowers: lavender

Parentage: venusta hybrid
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Misty Waters Misty Waters
Large
Leaves: 12½" x 9"
Flowers: almost white
Parentage: sieboldiana hybrid
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£8.00 (limited availability)
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Mogul
Small
Leaves: 5½" x 4½"
Flowers: mauve
Parentage: August Moon x Tokudama
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Moi Marlene
Medium
Flowers: lavender
montana Montana
Giant
Leaves: 10" x 7". One of the first to emerge in spring - needs dappled shade.
Flowers: almost white, trumpet-shaped on 44" stems, early summer
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£5.00
montana aureomarginata Montana Auroemarginata
Large
Leaves: 10" x 7", glossy green centre with irregular wide gold margins
Flowers pale lilac. Always the first to emerge in springso protect against frost.
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£5.00
montana macrophylla Montana Macrophylla
Giant
Leaves: 18" x 12"
Flowers:
pale lavender with white margins
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