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I wish I had one hundred more Baptisia 'Alba' to sell at the April Open Garden. The one in my garden was just showing color and was a most phenomenal plant (and still is).
Most of the plants in my sale are seedlings or divisions of plants that have survived in the dry environs of my garden, even through the drought of 2007.
PLANT LIST FOR JUNE 7, 2008 OPEN GARDEN/PLANT SALE- as complete as it is going to get as of June 5, 2008.
Limited quantities available.
Click onto plant name, highlighted blue, to view picture of plant.
Amsonia hubrectii - Narrow Leaf Bluestar is prominent in my Mailbox Bed all year. In spring, light blue flowers adorn the 3-feet-tall stems. The foliage is beautiful all summer and turns a brilliant gold in October. Don't cut it back until February as the "dead" stems add texture to the winter garden. A wonderful native.
Aster tartaricus 'Jin Dai' - Dwarf Tartarian Aster blooms in October with yellow-centered violet flowers. All summer it is a rosette of bold foliage, deer resistent. Growing 4-5' tall when in flower. For the sunny garden.
Baptisia australis - False Blue Indigo - Sun loving native, 3-4' tall with blue pea-like flowers in spring. Pairs beautifully with Siberian Iris 'Caesar's Brother' and Amsonia hubrectii. Beautiful foliage all season long.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa - In mid-to-late April, 12" tall spires of pure yellow flowers top a 3' clump of blue-green leaves. Heat and drought tolerant native that is excellent in the sunny border.
Brugmansia - If mulched heavily during the winter months, Angel's Trumpets come back every year to make a bigger and better display. Huge 8-12" long flowers hang down and smell heavenly. I have pink ones and white ones, propagated by taking cuttings last fall and keeping them in a bucket of water all winter where they sprouted.
Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy' - Although this sub-shrub does have curly blue flowers in late summer, it is the foliage that steals the show. Growing 2' tall and wide in sun to part sun, it is like a beacon, drawing the eye to that part of the border.
Cyperus albostriatus 'Nanus' - Dwarf Umbrella Plant is only 12" tall and makes a thick deciduous groundcover. Euqally at home in dry soils or a bog. Handsome in sun or shade.
Disporum sessile; Mandarin Fairy Bells - An evergreen Japanese variety that grows very well in shade gardens throughout the Southeast. Creamy white hanging bell-like flowers, similar to Solomon's Seal, appear in late spring.
Epimedium grandiflorum x pinnatum 'Sulphureum' - This is an very easy-to-grow perennial that is an evergreen shade lover. It slowly spreads to make an impressive 6-8" tall ground cover. Cut back in late winter because it is very difficult to cut old stems when new flower stems arrive in early spring. Divisions made last fall in my garden. Another great plant for dry shade. Deer resistent.
Euphorbia 'Bonfire' - Red stems and foliage give needed color to the shade garden during the summer. Growing only a foot tall, easy to grow with a mounding habit.
German Iris - A showy rebloomer, blossoming for me at least six times year before last (twice only last year). Divisions from my garden. Deer resistant.
German Iris - Another showy iris for the spring border, a passalong from my Mom who received it from my Aunt Mable. Divisions from my garden. Deer resistant.
Hippeastrum - This hardy amaryllis is only a foot tall with orange blooms with a white throat. I gathered seedpods from my Mom's plant three years ago and now they are big enough to sell. Perfectly hardy in the sunny border.
Iris tectorum 'Alba' - This is an easy-to-grow Asian iris, ideal for slightly acid soil of low fertility. It is best in the shade garden, I think. Divide in August or dig up seedlings to share. A great plant for dry shade. Divisions/seedling plants from my garden. Deer resistent.
Phlox paniculata 'Nikki' - Thank goodness for the new varieties of Summer Phlox that are resistent to powdery mildew. Having a deeper hue of magenta than the species, 'Nikki' marries beautifully with Purple Coneflower.
Pulmanaria 'Cevennensis' - Lungwort is a shade gardener's friend, blooming in early spring with pink and bloom flowers. All summer long the leaves, marked with ivory, steal the show.
Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent's Beauty' - An ornamental oregano with nodding hops-like spikes and green-and-pink bracts. A treasure in the sunny garden, especially when draped over a stone wall. 6" tall. Requires good drainage.
Ricinus communis with Purple Fountain Grass - Castor Bean lends a tropical touch to the sunny garden. This Castor Bean is pink (rather than red) and blends beautifully in the pastel garden. An annual that politely seeds in so that you will continue the plant for next year. Please be advised that this plant is poisonous so you may not want to plant if you have children or grand-children who like to explore your garden.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' - This Sweet Coneflower has petals that are resemble the look of a quill, something very unusual for this species. Growing upright to 5' tall, this native is topped in early August with long flower spikes of golden yellow. For sun. Drought tolerant.
Ruellia sp - This is a low-growing False Petunia, growing only 6" tall and wide. Later in the summer, 2" bluish-purple flowers appear. A polite re-seeder into the garden.
Ruscus aculeatus - Lucky for you, Butcher's Broom has seeded into my garden. This plant is impervious to drought and to deer. Evergreen (with sharp pointed leaves) with red berries all winter. Slowly grows to 2' tall.
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - Divisions from my garden. a 3" tall perennial that blooms midsummer through fall with spikes of narrow, long sanpdrangonp-like, deep blue flowers with a black calyx.
Salvia leucantha - Mexican Bush Sage is a must for the sunny border. Growing 40" tall, its silver hairy leaves are topped with purple velvety flowers from late summer through frost. Establish early in our area and don't cut it back until spring. Deer don't like this plant.
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' - Tiny rosettes of leaves make an ever'grey' carpet. Great for edging the sunny border or for use in rock gardens. This one is so cute, cute, cute!!!
Stokesia laevis 'Colorwheel' - Pink and white, not the blue flowers of the species of our native Stoke's Aster. Grows a foot tall with 2-3" flower heads. Easily grown in full to part sun. Loves the heat and humidity of our summers.
Tricyrtis hirta - A seedling of the toad lily growing in my garden, resembling a miniature orchid. It blooms in October and won a blue ribbon for me at the State Fair.
Verbena bonariensis - Verbena on a Stick is a South American native that loves the heat and humidity of our Zone 7 gardens. Lavender flowers appear to hang or float in midair. Although a short-lived perennial, it readily self-sows. Drought tolerant and deer resistent.
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