Willoway Greenhouse
Our greenhouse facility, built in 2006, includes a 5.1 acre open roof glass range and is located at the Huron Farm. Adjacent to the glass range is 5 acres of gutter connect and ground-to-ground poly covered houses also under the management of the Greenhouse Department. These houses are used primarily for growing perennials and ground covers. The glass range includes a computerized environmental control system, bio-mass boiler system, automated watering booms, heated concrete floors, curtain system and flood floor watering system. The production barn area includes automated transplanter, automated propagation line, canning line and automated soil mixing line.
The Greenhouse Department's primary responsibility is propagation of woody ornamental shrubs and trees, perennials and groundcovers for the nursery's finished production. From June through December, approximately 3 million cuttings are propagated! Once rooted, these liners are shifted to containers or planted out in the field for continued growing to finished saleable size.
Besides propagation for the main nursery, other crops produced by the greenhouse department are tropicals; groundcovers; spring annuals; fall color crops such as pansy, cabbage, kale & garden mums, poinsettias, potted herbs & vegetables; and selected perennials such as brunnera, digitalis, heuchera, ferns as well as a wide variety of ornamental grasses.
During the months of November through March, approximately 1.5 acres of the glass range is devoted to forcing plant material for a variety of Home & garden Shows as well as Trade Shows. Willoway provides forced shrubs, trees and flowering bulbs for over 20 different winter Home & Garden and Trade Shows across the Mid West.
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LANTANA BANDANA CHERRY SUNRISE |
Lantanta Bandana series |
The Lantana Bandana™ series offers larger flowers than the traditional Lantana cultivars. The blooms are intense and come in a wide range of colors. Lantana are great for containers or as a groundcover. |
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LANTANA BANDANA ROSE |
Lantanta Bandana series |
The Lantana Bandana™ series offers larger flowers than the traditional Lantana cultivars. The blooms are intense and come in a wide range of colors. Lantana are great for containers or as a groundcover. |
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LANTANA GLD,VER ROYCHAM&CALLIE ROSESTAR |
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LAURENTIA BETHS BLUE |
Blue Star Flower |
Delicate lacy foliage with true-blue flowers.The plants spread to 18 inches across and 12 inches tall. Blue flowers like azure stars waving in every breeze above the foliage all summer long. |
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LAVANDULA S. BLUEBERRY RUFFLES |
Lavender |
Bred for the most commercial characteristics: early flowering, compact habits, bright flower colors, the Australian breeding program behind it has spent years perfecting the group. The aesthetic appeal of the “Ruffles” Series has chunky bracts atop the flower heads are distinctively rippled along their margins to give the ruffled appearance for which they have been named. |
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LAVANDULA S. BOYSENBERRY RUFFLES |
Lavender |
Bred for the most commercial characteristics: early flowering, compact habits, bright flower colors, the Australian breeding program behind it has spent years perfecting the group. The aesthetic appeal of the “Ruffles” Series has chunky bracts atop the flower heads are distinctively rippled along their margins to give the ruffled appearance for which they have been named. |
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LOBELIA RIVIERA MARINE BLUE |
Lobelia |
The 'Riviera' series is also an early flowering Lobelia that is well suited to containers, as well as beds. 'Riviera' flowers profusely all season long. |
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LOTUS VINE |
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LOTUS VINE AMAZON SUNSET |
Lotus Vince |
This Lotus is a cross between L. berthelottii 'Red Flash' and a L. maculata seedling. What makes this Lotus so special? It does not require 40°F nights to bloom, this one can bloom with night temperatures up to 55-60°F. The dense plant habit,soft orange flowers are very interesting, reminiscent of lobster claws, these go well with the silver fine textured foliage. |
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LOTUS VINE, SUPER CHERRY&SUPER GRAPE |
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LOTUS VINE/IMP PURPLE&CALLIE BLUE |
Lotus Vince |
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