You should probably add this to your mix.

Picea abies 'Perry's Gold'

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Dave

Agree. Nicest Perry's Gold I've ever seen.

Pinus contorta 'Taylor's Sunburst' flushes gold during for up to six weeks.

Dax

some on your list are just blue.. and not the 'best' of the blues .... just to make sure you understand ...

i got sucked into buying every blue i could find.. with 5 acres.. not really a problem ...

if you are on a smaller lot.. you might not want that many picea pungens ....

ken

well ken i have 3 acres and trying to mix some blues and yellows...would like some good ideas of some nice greens...something that as you would say makes my toes curl. pics would be nice...especially during the winter blahs :)

as noted by many .... there are a slew of spring yellow picea abies.. which otherwise are a nice green the rest of the year ...

there is a yellow dawn redwood... gold rush .... and deciduous ....

skaylands for yellow... again.. i am not checking zone.. that is your job ...

will abies concolor work for you.. incredibly scented crushed needles ... and blues ... with large sapphire blue cones ...

wates golden or cheif joseph for winter gold.. or mugo winter gold .... i know i am being lazy on the names.. good luck with that ... lol ...

pladycadus breckmans for a nice yellow ....

bunches of blue larches ... whats the budget.. lol ... buy small.. buy many ....

morgan turns purple in winter.. thuja i think .. real lazy ... and cham heatherbun does also .... otherwise both are weird greens .... i should say.. out of the ordinary green.. lol ..

oh.. green .. ahhhhh .. the rest of them .. lol ... some pine 'oregon green' is nice.. p. thun thunderhead is cool ... again.. check aone ...

abies kor aurea.. is way cool ...

i have a balsam called ranglely blue.. which is a nice green blue .... more green ...

how about one of the twisty.. contorted pines ...

there are a lot of nice green mugos .....

that ought to keep you busy for a while.. and wish you had a bigger budget ...

you are perusing coenosium .. and richs foxwillow for ideas.. yes???

ken

yeah thats it pick on the new girl...overload her with info. and maybe she limit her post to 20 instead of 50 lol...you are so wrong. off work sick and so this is my entertainment for the next few days lol. Besides that this forum needed some livin'n up...not alot going on ;P rich's foxwillow a little pricey for my pocket book :). think dollar store or walmart, lowes on sale lol...that kind of price, i am a bargain shopper. but i do have to say that i will check out varieties from these sources, i hope that is what you were saying. would rather baby some small ones and get more than to get one big one instead, just me. anyway back to google images :).

rich's foxwillow a little pricey for my pocket book ====>>>> of course it is .... the stock is bigger... or one of a kind ....

but my point was that the website is incredible .. as is coenosium .... its an information well ... a wish list maker..

overload her with info ===>>> in other words.. the more you learn.. the less you know.. yep .. thats how it works ....

too many posts.. NOT!!!! .. you are right.. the forum has been pretty dead.. like it is every jan/feb/march ... knock yourself out ... amuse us ... and ignore whatever displeases you ... except reality ...

ken

that perrys gold is beautiful...but after everyone saying the short time frame that these flush i am not so sure it would be worth it for me...i am pretty busy working as i am a nurse and i could just miss it all together...so why bother. dont mean that other people are not busy, just right now i go to work in the dark and come home in the dark where i am so what is the point of paying big money for something you can only enjoy for a week. i want it to last the whole spring, could someone please develop that species and let me know :).

The staying time of the flush 'Perry's Gold' and other compatible cultivars depends upon the weather. Cloudy & cool it hangs on for better then 3 weeks.

Something that stays in flush all spring is not going to happen.

Let's get serious here.

So if you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark why bother at all with what you are planning? I hope you are not selecting plants based upon the long hours you are working now.

You invest your time and money for the long term. Years down the road. You won't always be working sun up to sun down. At least I hope not.

Think about it.

Dave

no i was just saying if i work four in a row and miss the hype why bother. i pick things that i can enjoy on my days off i work 4 off 3 work 2 off 5...it is a super schedule but my luck all the pretty be going on why i am at work those 4 days lol all i was saying. i was making a point that i may enjoy say something that has nice purple cones all spring long as opposed to something that stays flush only a week depending on weather. guess it is all personal preference, not to say that those trees are not gorgeous they most certainly are and believe me my husband would get a flash light out and point it out if he had to lol but i want more staying power in a plant, tree etc... i just want to enjoy it for a greater length of time for the money is all.

Another photo of 'Perry's Gold with extended foilage.

Dave

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stop tempting me dave...that is just wrong lol omg the lime green is stunning.