Fall Sale Extravaganza! 2019 Plant List & Descriptions Saturday, October 5th, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. EDT September 27th Edition

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 5th, 2019, for a big, big plant sale! The plant sale will be hosted in conjunction with the NFREC Art, Garden, & Farm Family Festival. The Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring a sale of all kinds of ranging from rare and sought after show-stoppers to well-known and useful land- scape varieties. Included will be hummingbird and butterfly plants, shrubs, perennials, natives, bulbs, and much, much more. SeePlant the List following - Gardening pages Friends for of a thelist Big and Bend descriptions - Fall Plant of Sale some - October of the 5, plants 2019 -we UF/IFAS are planning NFREC, to 155 offer. Research Quantities Rd., Quincy are lim- ited!

The Plant Sale Extravaganza will be held at the University of Florida NFREC just off SR 267 (Pat Thomas Parkway) in Quincy. This event will be free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Proceeds will benefit the new botanical garden, “Gardens of the Big Bend”, at NFREC.

What: Spring Plant Sale Extravaganza/NFREC Art, Garden, & Farm Family Festival!

When: Saturday, October 5th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00pm EDT.

Where: University of Florida/IFAS, North Florida Research and Education Center, off Pat Thomas Highway, SR 267 at 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL. Located just north of I-10 Exit 181, 3 miles south of Quincy.

For more information: [email protected] or 850-875-7162 Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’ Lonicera fragrantissima Centratherum punctatum Magnolia x (Gresham hybrid) ‘Moondance’ Plant List & Descriptions: Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’. Magnolia x (Gresham hybrid) ‘Winelight’ Chrysanthemum x morifolium Magnolia ‘Jon Jon’ Fall Plant Sale Clappertonia ficifolia– white and purple Magnolia kwangtungensis Colocasia ‘Dragon Heart Gigante’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘K. Parris’ Croton alabamensis Mecardonia ‘GoldDust®’ Saturday, Oct 5th, Cuphea ignea × micropetala 'David Verity' Myrciathes fragrans Cuphea micropetala Ocimum x ‘African Blue’ Cuphea schumanniii Ocimum labiatum 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cuphea x ‘Vermillionaire’ Ocimum selloi

Curcuma rubescens ‘Scarlet Fever’ Odontonema cuspidatum What: Fall Plant Sale Extravaganza! Cycas revoluta Orthosiphon aristatus Dichorisandra thyrisiflora Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Gulftide’ When: Sat., Oct 5th, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. febrifuga Phanera yunnanensis Dicliptera suberecta Phlox paniculata 'DITOMDRE' Coral Crème Drop™ Distylium racemosum ‘Mr.Ishii’s Variegated’ Polyspora axillaris Where: University of Florida/IFAS, Duranta erecta ‘Silver Lining’ Polyspora chrysandra North Florida Research and Education pulchellum Pseudoanthermum alatum Center, off Pat Thomas Highway, SR Erythrina crista-galli Pseudocaryopteris bicolor 267 at 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL. Euphorbia tithymaloides Rhododendron ‘Gulf Pride’ LocatedPlant just List north - Gardening of I-10 ExitFriends 181, of the3 BigFarfugium Bend - Fall japonicum Plant ‘SaleGigantea - October’ 5, 2019 - UF/IFASRosa NFREC,'Clothilde Soupert' 155 Research Rd., Quincy Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’ Rosmarianus officianalis ‘Prostrata’ miles south of Quincy. Gloxinia sylvatica ‘Bolivian Sunset’ Rotheca myricoides Hamelia patens Ruellia simplex 'Mayan White' Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek' Hibiscus coccineus Ruttyruspolia x ‘Phyllis van Heerden’ Abutilon ‘Georgia Rose’ Hibiscus x Summerific® ‘Cranberry Crush’ Salix chaenomeloides Abutilon ‘Canary Bird’ Hippeastrum spp.– Red and white Salvia ‘Big Swing’ Alocasia sarawakensis 'Yucatan Princess' Hosta x ‘Francee’ Salvia elegans Aloysia virgata Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ayesha’ Salvia greggii ‘Mirage Cherry Red’ Asclepias curassavica Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ Salvia leucantha Asclepias curassavacia ‘Silky Gold’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Tough Stuff Aha’ Salvia x ‘Rockin’™ Deep Purple’ Baptisia australis Ilex ‘Elizabeth Coleman’ Salvia x ‘Rockin’™ Fuchsia’ Barleria cristata Illicium floridanum Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Colorblaze Chocolate Begonia ricinifolia Iris domestica Drop’ Billbergia nutans - large foliage Justicia aurea Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Colorblaze Golden Billbergia nutans - thin foliage Kosteletzkya pentacarpos 'Cassandra Loos' Dreams’ Boehmeria nivea ‘Nichirin’ Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Natchez’ Stachytarpheta jamaciensis Buxus sempervirens Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Tuscarora’ Strobilanthes dyerianus Caesalpinia pulcherrima Lillium formonsanum Strobilanthes hamiltoniana Calycanthus floridus ‘Aphrodite’ Livistona chinensis Tibouchina clavata Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Duet’ Lobelia laxiflora Tibouchina heteromalla

Plant List & Descriptions: Fall Plant Sale Extravaganza Saturday, Oct. 5th, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Copper Ridges’ Vitex angus-castus ‘LeCompte Woodwardia orientalis

**Please note, GFBB cannot offer refunds or plant re- placements due to limited resources. Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy

Rose Creek Abelia Georgia Rose Abelia ×grandiflora Flowering Maple ‘Rose Creek’ Abutilon x ’Georgia Rose’ Fantastic compact evergreen shrub for Showy ornamen- full sun to part shade. Bountiful tal flower produc- spring/summer clus- ing tons of large ters of white flowers dangling red backed by pink sep- blooms from als - - - and the pink sepals persist, giving the effect of pink spring into mid- flowers for weeks! New growth emerges pinkish, matures to summer. Upright growing, this abutilon may best per- dark green and turns purplish in winter. This will be a form in a container in light shade or filtered sun. It spreading rounded shrub growing up to 3 ft. in height and 4 prefers moist well-drained soil. Cold hardiness un- ft. or more wide. Prefers well-drained soil and full to part known. New and not found on the market! sun.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Yellow Flowering Yucatan Princess Ele- Maple phant Ear Abutilon x ‘Canary Alocasia sarawakensis Bird’ ‘Yucatan Princess’

Tall upright flower- ing maple produces Bold upright-growing beautiful dangling elephant ear to 8’ by 5’ soft yellow bell- will become a specimen like flowers from in the garden. Foliage is spring through fall. distinct glossy grayish Easy to grow in green with chocolate un- moist well-drained garden soil in a partial shade site. This dersides. Grow in part semi-tropical shrubby perennial is hardy returning each sun to afternoon shade spring. Hold back on watering in winter and take care not in well-drained average to overfeed with nitrogen in summer. May grow 4-6 feet soil for best results. Bodacious! tall. A specimen ornamental!

Sweet Almond Scarlet or Bush Tropical Milk- Aloysia virgata weed Shrubby perennial Asclepias flower which can curassavica grow as large as 12 feet! Flowers on This non-native new wood so it is milkweed grows easy to keep much smaller. Feel free to as a re-seeding cut all the way down in winter to rejuvenate and reshape. annual or tender Small 3- to 4-inch fragrant flowers smell like almonds! perennial up to 4 feet tall. It produces spectacu- The white to cream flower spikes appear in summer con- lar orange-red flowers from spring through fall, tinuing through fall. This is tolerant of a wide range of attracting butterflies, including the monarch and soils and is quite drought tolerant once established. Easy to grow and easy to propagate from cuttings. queen butterfly. Easy to grow in sun to part-sun!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Silky Gold Milkweed Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Gold’ Native to the Eastern United States, this per- ennial flower becomes Perennial flower with studded with beautiful golden flower clusters lupine-like indigo atop 3-4’ stems. Good blooms May to June. color in the warmest Slow growing and re- months while attracting sistant to transplanting nectar-sipping insects, once established. Eventually takes on a shrubby appearance with an open habit especially monarch butterflies. Long lasting color reach-ing 3-4 feet tall and wide. Drought tolerant, prefers well in the mixed flower garden and quite drought toler- drained soil in full sun to part shade. Photo from: http:// ant. Dormant in winter. Not fussy at all except for blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/05/17/fact-sheet-blue-false- full sun. (Image courtesy www.smgrowers.com) indigo/

Philippine Castor Bean Violet Begonia Barleria cristata Begonia ricini-

Perennial tropical folia ornamental blooms in fall with showy Perennial! This is clusters of bright a great begonia blue trumpet flow- for the shade gar- ers. Growth is up- den. Produces right, dense and fairly narrow keep- large castor bean- ing the plant at 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. This grows like leaves with reddish undertones. Grows up to 2 well in morning sun and average garden soil. It goes total- feet tall and wide, and makes a great foliage plant. ly dormant here in most winters but returns reliably, some- Cold winters will knock it to the ground, but this times in late spring. May reseed some but easy to control begonia re-emerges again in late spring. Great! spreading.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy

Broadleaved Narrow-leaved Queen's Tears Queen's Tears Billbergia nutans Billbergia nutans Hardier than Broadleaved Mostly hardy brome- Queen’s Tears! Fully hardy bro- liad outdoors in shade meliad outdoors in shade or a or a wonderful house- wonderful houseplant in bright plant in bright indirect indirect light. Blooms in mid- light. Protect during winter with arching stems bear- cold winters! Blooms ing unique fantastic dangling in mid-winter with flowers of pink bracts, and green arching stems bearing petals edged in blue. Totally unique fantastic dangling flowers of pink bracts, and green awesome! Like all bromeliads, it is not fussy and tolerates some petals edged in blue. Totally awesome! Like all bromeli- neglect. A vigorous grower, it ads, it is not fussy and tolerates some neglect. A vigorous can be divided yearly with your friends. May need protec- grower, it can be divided yearly with your friends. Protect tion in extremely cold winters, but otherwise hardy in Zone in winter. 8b.

Variegated Japa- American Boxwood nese False Nettle Buxus sempervirens Boehmeria nivea ‘Nichirin’ Boxwood, a classic in colonial gardens, adds a formal flair to the Japanese false net- landscape. Grows slowly into a tle is an herba- stately mound up to 6-8 feet tall. ceous perennial growing 3 feet tall Its green leaves are small (<2 and wide. Hardy inches), white flowers are hardly from Zones 6 to 9, visible. Grow in part sun. Handles this variegated se- pruning well and can be clipped lection will brighten any shady to part-shady location in and maintained into almost any shape or size. Boxwood the garden. Each leaf of ‘Nichirin’ features a broad bor- is most often planted as a border or hedge. See http:// der of creamy white, collectively making a cheery bright gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/pruning/pruning- mass of foliage. Unnoticeable flowers appear in late summer. Well-drained soil is best. shrubs-and-hedges.html for pruning information.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Pride of Barbados Aphrodite Sweet Shrub Caesalpinia pulcher- Calycanthus floridus rima ‘Aphrodite’

Tropical growing into This sweet shrub is a step a small tree or a large shrub possibly reach- above the familiar one with ing 8-10 feet. Fern- large fragrant magenta red like foliage and thorns flowers appearing in summer on stems and branch- into fall. It is a reblooming one es distinctly contrast which performs best in part sun with other garden to bright light but tolerates plants. Terminal outrageously showy flowers in orange morning sun. This shrub will and red with 10 prominent stamens appear in hot, humid grow to 6-7 ft. tall and 5-6 ft. weather. Legume-type seed pods cracking loudly when wide in average garden soil. Developed by NC State’s ripe. This spectacular acts as a tender per- Tom Ranney and now available from Proven Winners! ennial here in north Florida.

Duet Variegated Japanese Bottlebrush Beautyberry Callistemon ‘Little Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Duet’ John’

This boldly variegated beau- Perfect for smaller tyberry was discovered in 2000 gardens, this com- by Dr. Gary Bachman (now with pact Callistemon is a Mississippi State) and released humming-bird mag- in 2006 by the U.S. National Ar- net that blooms inter- boretum. ‘Duet’ is very striking mittently through the and beautiful, and really bright- ens the garden wherever it is year. Blood -red used. Japanese beautyberry is flower spikes cover the “refined” Asian counterpart this dense evergreen shrub, providing a nice contrast against its to our native plant. Clusters of blue-green leaves. Slow growing to 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. small whitish flowers occur in summer followed by clusters Plant in full sun, drought tolerant once established. Photo of white fruit in fall. Grows as a shrub 3-5 feet tall in sun or from: https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/418/ shade in zones 7-9. little -john-dwarf-bottlebrush/

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Brazilian But- Prostrate Japa- tonbush nese Plum Yew Centratherum punc- tatum Cephalotaxus harringtonia A tender perennial - ‘Prostrata’ sometimes annual in harsh winters-is un- fussy in most soils as Evergreen conifer long as it gets good slowly growing sun and moderate to 2-3 feet tall water. In summer a and 3-4 feet profusion of small fluffy lavender blue ‘button’ flowers (like mini-thistles) cover wide. This conifer prefers some light shade which this spreading and low growing plant. Its foliage is fragrant so is unusual for most yews. Heat tolerant and deer it is sometimes called Pineapple Sangria. It will die back to the proof! Use as a shrubby groundcover or low ground in winter. An easy, low-care charmer for the garden or hedge. Moist, well-drained soil will keep this slow container. -growing shrub happy.

Kathy’s Fall Garden Bolo Bolo Mum Clappertonia ficifo- Chrysanthemum × mori- lia Purple & White folium Check out the plant This well-loved pass- in the Gardens! Very along perennial bloomer rare shrub from Af- rica, 4 to 8 feet tall has double white mum with reddish young flowers appearing in branches and lobed fall. Mums like this one leaves up to 6 inch- spill over and look abundantly beautiful without stak- es long. Short-lived, two-inch mauve flowers have promi- ing. Full sun and modest water in average soil is per- nent yellow stamens. Grow in full sun with daily water- fect. They make excellent cut flowers and return year ing. Blooms throughout the year. Marginally hardy in after year. The clump will increase and you will have north Florida, so give plenty of winter protection. a daisy garden. Shared with us by GFBB member “Clappertonia” sounds like a disease, but “Bolo Bolo” is Kathy Carmichael. a fun name!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Dragon Heart Alabama Croton Croton alabamensis Elephant Ear Colocasia What a treasure! Na- ‘Dragon Heart tive to Alabama, Gigante’ Tennessee, and Tex- as, this rare croton Giant elephant adds year-round in- terest in the garden. ear specimen Green foliage in the grows to 7-8’ x summer with striking 5-8’ - making a silver-scaled under- huge garden statement! Best planted in part sides. The top of the leaves turn pumpkin-orange in the fall. A sun and protected from direct afternoon sun- semi-evergreen multi-stemmed shrub that grows to 5 feet tall, rays. 30” leaves are a dark green to black. this plant performs well in full sun/partial sun and in well drained to very dry soils. Prefers slightly acidic to very alkaline Best grown in average soil with good drainage. soils.

Large Firecracker Plant Cigar Plant or Candy Corn Plant Cuphea ignea × micropetala ‘David Cuphea micropetala Verity’ This perennial flower puts on a big This hybrid produces flowers that are dark orange with a short yellow-orange show in late summer and fall with its flared tip and purple filaments. Well- many small tubular blooms. Flowers adapted to the Gulf Coast, this plant is are 1.5 inches long, emerge pale yel- foliage hardy down to 25-30°F and low and gradually turn orange from root hardy to at least 15°F. In Zone 9 the base upwards, offering a colorful, this plant will grow as an evergreen two-tone effect. Foliage is hardy to shrub up to 4 to 5 feet tall and wide, 25-30°F and this cigar plant is root but it will be smaller in areas where hardy to at least 15°F. Stems should frost or freezes occur. Plant in full sun to light shade. Drought tolerant once be cut back to ground level in late established but benefits from regular winter to keep the plant tidy. Clumps irrigation and good soil. This is be- spread slowly outward by rhizomes, lieved to be a hybrid between Cuphea and the plant will reach 3 feet tall and ignea and C. micropetala that was giv- wide along the Gulf Coast. It’s a magnet for hummingbirds and en to David Verity, then the manager of the UCLA Mildred Mathias Botan- bees. Easy to grow, plant in average garden soil and water as need- ic Garden in the mid 1970s. Great story, even better plant! Hummingbirds ed. Best in full sun. Excellent and colorful specimen for the fall love the flowers! garden!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Orange Cigar Plant Large Firecracker Plant Cuphea schumanii Cuphea ‘Vermillionaire®’

This sprawling floriferous This new hybrid appears to be a cigar plant offers plenty of superior cuphea because it grows nectar for hummingbirds, as a naturally compact plant that bees and butterflies. Un- produces more flowers than other like other cupheas, this ci- selections. ‘Vermillionaire®’ gar plant prefers moist, grows about 24 inches or more well-drained soil to thrive. tall and wide with a compact, Barrel-shaped, 1- to 1½-inch blooms are orange and yellow mounding habit. Orange tubular and sometimes have small purple petals at the tips. Flowers flowers are produced continuously cover the branch terminals in the heat of summer and into fall. until late fall. This cuphea is too This plant is hardy in Zones 8 to 9 (at least down to the mid new to know the full extent of its 20s°F). Unlike many other cupheas, leaves of orange cigar hardiness, but it is expected to be a perennial in Zones 8 and plant are oval- to heart-shaped. Stems grow 2 to 3 feet tall and higher. It thrives on sun and heat in average soil. Drought tol- readily flop or fall over. Plan to give orange cigar plant lots of erant, but the plant benefits from regular irrigation and good room to sprawl through the garden! soil. Cut back in late winter to keep it tidy.

Curcuma Sago Palm Spp. Cycas revoluta Hidden This hidden ginger came to us un- Not a palm at all, named. There is a distinct red mid this is a member of vein which narrows it down to per- the ancient Cycad haps Curcuma elata or C. ornata but the flower next spring will help Family. Sago palm identify. All hidden ginger flowers has a short, stocky arise from the ground usually be- trunk producing a fore the foliage emerges in late palm-like crown of spring. They are quite spectacular stiff, feathery, dark green leaves usually 2-3 ft. long. and make good cut flowers. This Completely hardy here in Zone 8b. SLOW-growing to one has bold foliage and may grow a height of 6 ft. or more. Adapted to any well-drained to 4’ at least. It clumps from rhi- zomes and will make a good garden soil and from full sun to shade, but best in part sun. statement without being invasive. Bright light to shade and Grow a plant from the Age of Dinosaurs! But beware: rich garden soil create best results. all plant parts are toxic!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Blue Ginger Evergreen Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Hydrangea Dichroa febrifu- Tropical herbaceous perennial ga ginger look-a-like but in the spi- Shrub related to derwort family. Each stalk rises hydrangeas best to 4-6 feet with a terminal royal grown in part blue flower cluster in October. shade. Dark This is hard to find in the trade! green foliage and Dormant in winter, it resents cold, wet ‘feet’. small pale blue flowers appear in spring eventual- In summer, moist, well-drained humusy soil ly becoming iridescent china-blue berries. Will will boost it’s growth. A treasure for the grow to about 3 to 4.5 feet tall and wide. Easy to shady garden! grow, nice contrast with other shade lovers.

Hummingbird Plant Mr. Ishii’s Variegated Dicliptera suberecta Distylium Distylium racemosum ‘Mr. Perennial flower planted in full Ishii’s Variegated’ hot sun will reward you with hummingbirds in summer. Soil Distylium is a genus of ever- need not be enriched as this plant green shrubs native to south- will thrive in any well-drained eastern Asia. This new and soil. Once established, it is very drought tolerant only needed a rare selection features new drink after prolonged dry spells. growth that emerges white, Often it may not go dormant in gradually fading to yellow mild winters. Cutting back in and then green! Amazing! It spring will revitalize it . Flowers comes from famed Japanese burst out in clusters of orangey- nurseryman Mr. Ishii. Grows coral trumpets atop silvery stems and foliage. This makes a as an upright evergreen terrific accent in a sunny garden. shrub. We’re not sure yet how large it will get, but it’s a keeper!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy

Variegated Golden Blue Sage Dewdrop Eranthemum pulchellum Duranta erecta ‘Silver Lining’ Perennial tropical flower blooms in February and Each blue-green leaf March which is tricky weather has a crisp white mar- -wise but worth it when the gin on this variegated selection. Otherwise, terminal clusters of cobalt ’Silver Lining’ is simi- blue flowers sheathed in lar to the , de- veined green and white caly- veloping clusters of ces appear. Wow! Bushy blue-purple flowers and small, yellow fruit (hence the name growth habit with large lush “golden dewdrop”). This fast-growing, multi-stemmed plant acts as a tender shrub or herbaceous perennial here in our Zone leaves is handsome in a 8b climate. Best grown in full sun and well drained soil. At- bright, partly sunny site. After tracts butterflies. Beware the thorns on the undersides of stems. flowering, cut back to keep neat. This plant grows 4-6 feet Caution!: the yellow fruits are poisonous to humans! (But not to tall and 5-6 feet wide in average soil and moisture. birds.)

Cockspur Coral Tree Contorted Devil’s Back- Erythrina crista-galli bone Euphorbia (Pedilanthus) This deciduous tree hailing tithymaloides Selection from South America is a close relative of Florida’s native Weird, contorted form of coral bean (Erythrina her- Devil’s Backbone given to bacea). Scarlet flower buds NFREC by plant connoiseur open up to flamboyantly stun- Nancy Brown! Thick green ning racemes of cupped flow- succulent stems grow up- ers up to two feet long from right then suddenly twist at spring to summer. Once estab- the tips! Great plant for containers or will grow 2-4 ft. lished, this tree (15 to 20 ft tall outdoors in Zone 9/10. Bright light and well tall) is quite cold hardy. It drained soil. We can’t find a name for this selection, so likes full sun and occasional you know it has to be rare! Beware: All plant parts are irrigation. Careful of curved thorns that occur along leaf poisonous! veins and on petioles.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Giant Leopard Plant Dwarf Garde- Farfugium japonicum nia ‘Gigantea’ Gardenia jas- minoides Woodland perennial ‘Radicans’ flower has enormous foli- age with highly glossy Low, spreading form of the fa- leaves. Grows to 30 in. miliar gardenia wide and puts out bright growing just 2-3 yellow daisies on tall stalks in fall. Best in ft. in height and 4 or more ft. wide. In scale with moist, well-drained soil in part shade. Mixes the dwarf stature of the plant, flowers are small, well with ferns, toad lilies and other shade lov- one-inch, and white, occurring in early summer. Evergreen shrub for full sun to part shade. Great ers. Hardy in zones 7 to 9. Outstanding! as a border plant!

Bolivian Sunset Gloxinia Firebush Gloxinia sylvatica ‘Bolivian Hamelia patens Sunset’ Firebush is a showy, fast-growing, semi- The tropical perennial Bolivi- woody evergreen an Sunset is a hardy ornamen- shrub that is related tal for morning sun and after- to coffee. Showy noon shade in the garden. It clusters of bright produces many hot neon red- reddish-orange or orange flowers in fall. Against scarlet tubular flow- the glossy dark green foliage ers are magnets for this is a bodacious ornamen- hummingbirds and butterflies. In zones 8 and 9 this na- tal! It may reach 2' and spread tive shrub may grow as a perennial, dying to the ground 2 or more feet while being happy to be a little cramped in winter but re-sprouting each spring to reach two to either in the garden or container. This rhizomatous four feet in height. Best flowering in full sun but will tol- plant is best grown in moist, well-drained loamy soil. erate partial shade. Drought tolerant once established.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy

Summerific® Hibiscus Scarlet Rosemallow Hibiscus x Summerific® Hibiscus coccineus ‘Cranberry Crush’

This is a new perennial This is an American hibiscus selection from native wildflower the Walters Gardens, Inc. hybridizing pro- best grown in sun gram. Scarlet flowers and moist soil. It adorn this compact but full hibiscus summer- grows 5-8 feet tall in fall, near-black buds summer, flowering opening to glossy scarlet with conspicuous red hibiscus flowers on stiff red 7-8 inch flowers that sit amongst glossy deep green maple-like foliage with slight-purple over- stalks with palmately lobed green foliage. tones. Grows 3-4 feet tall. Plant in full sun and moist, well drained acidic This is a hummingbird and butterfly nectar soil. Mulch heavily the first winter and cut back remaining stems early plant. spring to 4-6 inches from the ground. One of the last perennials to emerge in spring but quick to grow. Fantastic hibiscus!

Red/White Amaryllis Plantain Lily Hippeastrum spp. Hosta x ‘Francee’

These young bulbs are from Perennial hosta is seeds Wendy Adams planted adorned with heart and gave us last winter. They -shaped green have grown gangbusters and leaves with distinct may produce flowers next spring. Each year thereafter white edges. Tall the red trumpets will get big- stalks with showy ger and showier. This is a ra- lavender flowers re chance to get prized appear in summer. spring-blooming bulbs at a This clump grower for the shady garden may best per- low price. Amaryllis bulbs should be planted high in a form in containers where the hosta will benefit from win- sunny to part sun well-drained site. Hold the water in winter. Drought tolerant and low maintenance make this ter cold. As it comes out of dormancy in spring water even more desirable. regularly and then in summer’s high heat as needed.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Ayesha Fuji Waterfall Bigleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea Hydrangea macro- Hydrangea mac- phylla ‘Ayesha’ rophylla ‘’Fuji Waterfall’ One of our favor- ites! The large, What a stunning waxy flowerheads Hydrangea! White are composed of florets with cupped, lacey blooms have spoon-shaped pet- double sepals and als, giving this a flower texture unlike any other hydran- cascade out and gea! The mophead flowers appear in late spring and are down over dark tapered leaves giving a waterfall effect. blue, mauve or pink depending on soil pH. The foliage is Grows moderately fast to 3-5 feet tall and wide. Plant lustrous, textured, and deep green. Morning or filtered sun in good, moist, well-drained soil will provide best in partial sun and water weekly. Blooms in the summer performance. Unique and beautiful! and reblooms throughout the year.

Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha® Elizabeth Coleman Mountain Hydrangea Lusterleaf Holly Hydrangea serrata Ilex latifolia ‘Elizabeth 'SMNHSDD' Coleman’

The lacecap flower- Amazing! Incredi- heads feature DOUBLE ble! I run out of su- florets, giving it an ex- perlatives when de- tra delicate appearance. scribing this plant! Growing smaller than It produces extreme- most hydrangeas, Tuff ly heavy crops of berries that turn bright red in fall and Stuff Ah-Ha® will wow last through the winter. I swear the berries are visible you by reblooming from early summer through frost! even if driving by at 70 miles per hour! Grows in a py- The lacecap flowers are blue or pink depending on ramidal shape up to 15 feet tall. Selected by legendary soil pH. Best in shade to part shade and rich, moist, Tom Dodd Jr. in the Mobile, AL, area. Grow in sun to well-drained soil. part shade in well-drained soil throughout Zones 6b-9.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Florida Anise Blackberry Lily Illicium florida- Iris domestica num An attractive ever- Perennial with green shrub reach- iris-like foliage ing 10-15 feet tall bearing stalks of that is native to summer- Florida. Leaves blooming small are 2-6 inches bright yellow to long, dark green, orange flowers. and anise-scented Grown from a when crushed. Gorgeous red flowers adorn the shrub rhizome, it pre- fers well-drained average to lean soil, full sun and little with showy 2 inch blooms in April-May, followed by a care. Spent flowers turn into pods filled with black seeds star-shaped fruit. Prefers partial shade-shade and moist which can be resown or shared. This is very drought tol- -well drained soil high in organic matter. Caution: all erant and easy to grow. (Image courtesy pacificbulbso- parts are poisonous, not an edible anise. ciety.org)

Yellow Jacobinia Cassandra Loos Salt- marsh Mallow Justicia aurea Kostelezkya pentacar- pos ‘Cassandra Loos’ Herbaceous perennial flower growing quite tall to 6 feet or Hundreds of fabulous 2-inch, pink flowers more. Best grown in filtered appear summer through sun or light shade in fertile gar- fall on this shrubby her- den soil. Outstanding late sum- baceous perennial. Na- mer and fall flower with very tive from Virginia to Florida to Mississippi, large yellow plumes topping this hibiscus-like mallow grows 3-5 feet tall and wide in full to stiff stalks. Attractive foliage is part sun and rich, moist soil. ‘Cassandra Loos’ is a selection shiny and large making a good from famous Texas plantsman, Greg Grant, known for larger backdrop for other flowers. flowers with overlapping pink petals. It is named for the late wife of Texas plantsman Peter Loos. Dies to the ground with Dormant in winter and slow to emerge in spring. the first hard freeze but re-emerges late the next spring. Widely Worth including in your garden.! adaptable and hardy in Zones 5-10.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Natchez Tuscarora Crapemyrtle Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’ ‘Tuscarora’

Absolutely the best This crapemyrtle tree-sized, white- can grow up to 25 flowered feet tall with an 18 crapemyrtle on the foot spread. Bright summer-blooming market—even after coral pink flowers 40 years! Research here at NFREC found it flowers are long-lasting. Light cinnamon bark and orange-red foli- earliest (starting early summer) and lasts longest. age in the fall adds to this crapemyrtle’s interest. Wonder- However, the cinnamon-colored bark is probably its’ ful tree for tight spaces as it does well with limited soil. most notable ornamental feature! Fast growing to 30 Resistant to powdery mildew. ft.; needs full sun for best flowering. Good fall color too! Picture from: Monrovia

Chinese Fan Palm Formosa Lily - White Livistona chinensis Lilium formosanum This palm can reach 30-50 feet tall and 10-12 feet wide, We think this wonderful but grow slower in north lily is a Formosa type Florida and plants at NFREC are less than half that size because of its thin foli- after 20 years. Large, six-foot age, tall growth habit (4 leaves fan out from the top of a single straight trunk. The – 6 ft.) and large showy leaves are palmately divided, white trumpets in late segments tapering into ribbon summer into fall. Fra- like tips that gracefully sway in the wind. The trunk does grance is another indi- not have thorns, but the leaf petioles are heavily armed with sharp spines. Good in cator! Easy to grow in containers or as an indoor plant, but also suitable in groupings in the landscape or as a freestanding tree. Young specimens should be partially shaded, plant in well full sun in well-drained drained fertile soil. Chinese fan palm is cold hardy to about 20F, so palms planted soil. This is a showstopper! These seedlings start- outdoors may suffer cold damage during some north Florida winters. These palms ed blooming the first year. were grown from seeds collected from NFREC’s Chinese fan palms!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy

Winter Honey- Mexican Cardinal suckle Flower Lonicera fragrant- Lobelia laxiflora issima This native of Outstanding decid- Mexico and Cen- uous shrub that tral America pro- grows to form a 6- duces tubular, two- 10 foot tall and lipped flowers that wide shrub. Blooms are orange-red on late winter with nu- the outside and have yellow “lips” merous lemongrass-scented white tubular flowers– a said and interiors. Flowering starts in late spring and contin- harbinger of spring. Flowers are important for for-aging ues into fall. Grows up to 3 feet tall and spreads into a bees throughout the winter. Oval dark green lush foliage patch up to 6 feet in width. Root hardy to 0°F and useful has a blueish tinge. Plant in full sun to part shade, prune in Zones 7-10. Tough, tolerant of dry to wet, and beauti- after flowering. ful!

Moondance Hybrid ‘Winelight’ Flowering Magnolia Magnolia, Magnolia × (Gresham Hy- Magnolia × (Gresham brid) ‘Winelight’ Hybrid) ‘Moondance’ ‘Winelight’ produces large One of Gary Knox’s flowers that are a lumines- cent white with a wine- favorites, pink blush at the bases. ‘Moondance’ is a har- Flowers are goblet-shaped dy deciduous magno- for the first two days, and lia that flowers in early spring. Flowers are large open wider on subsequent with 6 - 9 creamy white tepals with a basal pink days. Flowering occurs lat- er than most Gresham hybrids. Fragrant flowers are com- blush outside and white inside. Flowers are goblet posed of 9 thick tepals 4-5 inches long. This is an upright, shaped the first day, and open flat on subsequent fast growing tree that ultimately will reach 25 to 30 feet or days. Outstanding! Rarely found in nurseries. more. Gary Knox likes this one so much, he has a 20-year old tree in his front yard!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Magnolia Moto Magnolia Magnolia ‘Jon Jon’ kwangtungensis

Flowers as large This evergreen tree is bulletproof from as size dinner Zones 7 through 10! plates adorn this Grows as a beautiful Gresham hybrid! small to medium tree with a central leader These flowers and a perfect pyrami- miss late winter dal shape. Flowers frosts because are 2-3 inches, pen- dulous, creamy-white and egg-shaped, occurring in April and they open 4 weeks later than typical Japanese May. Moto resembles a Southern magnolia, except with fuzzy magnolias. Huge, fragrant flowers have great brown buds and leaf petioles due to lots of fine hairs called indu- mentum. A real treasure! Rare and difficult to find. Gary Knox substance and size. Grows as a small tree. Un- climbs his 30-foot tree in order to hand-pollinate flowers so as to beatable! get the seeds to grow these plants!

Kay Parris Southern Magnolia Yellow Lantern Yellow-flowered Magnolia grandiflora ‘Kay Par- Magnolia ris’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’

Discovered by plantsman Kevin Parris, this new Southern magnolia Yellow flower buds open to large, is believed to be a hybrid of the fa- 5-inch, goblet-shaped, pale-pale vorite ‘Little Gem’ with the be- yellow flowers with a blush of loved ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’. pink at the bases. Peak bloom in This cultivar combines the best of north Florida occurs in early both! Flowers are larger than March. Grows vigorously as an ‘Little Gem’ and more numerous upright tree with a strong, central than Bracken’s on a tree growing leader (trunk) up to 40 ft. tall in somewhat taller (20 ft. in 10 years) 20 years. Best in full to part sun; and more narrow (10 ft.) than ‘Little Gem’. As expected, evergreen leaves have an underside moist, well-drained soils are best. covered with velvety orange-brown indumentum that almost Zones 4-8. A hybrid of our native Cucumbertree and glows. Sun to part shade in average garden soil. Named for ‘Alexandrina’ saucer magnolia. Unusual among yellows Kevin’s mother (aww!). in that this one can be rooted from cuttings. Hard to find!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Gold Dust Me- Simpson’s Stopper Myr- cardonia cianthes fragrans Mecardonia x ‘Gold Dust®’ This Florida native is an This plant is an evergreen shrub or small excellent choice tree in south and central for a container or Florida. This plant is a as a groundcov- rare cold-hardy selection er. Reaches a from Clay County in height of 2-5 inches. Yellow nemesia-like flowers north Florida. Simpson’s bloom profusely May through October atop minia- Stopper is a member of the eucalyptus fami- ture green foliage. Heat tolerant. This plant is sure ly and its leaves similarly contain fragrant to bring cheer! oils.

African Blue Basil Pink Butterfly Bush Ocimum 'African Blue' Ocimum labiatum Bushy and vigorous, this basil is dy- namite! It easily grows into a nice Tender perennial flower sized bush 3 feet tall and wide dur- ing warm weather and flowers pro- is a Mint Family and lifically. Foliage is purply when basil relative producing young, turning green with maturity but keeping red on the leaf under- loads of salvia-like pink sides. Long purple spikes and laven- blooms covering upright der flowers are loved by bees and spikes in summer and appear constantly. It can be used in culinary dishes though not as heavy- early fall. It is very at- scented as sweet basil. Excellent cut tractive to bees, hum- flower if water is changed frequently. Propagate from cuttings. Thought to be a hybrid of O. kilimandsharicum and O. basili- mers and even butter- cum 'Dark Opal'. flies.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Green Pepper Basil Firespike or Ocimum selloi Cardinal’s Guard

This perennial basil is appro- Odontonema cuspidatum priately named due to having a (O. strictum) flavor somewhere in between green pepper and basil. It has a Perennial flower with glossy milder, more complex flavor than sweet basils. Unusual long green foliage and multitudes of serrated green leaves give it the red spike flowers in late sum- appearance of a pepper plant. mer through fall. It can get However, once you see this quite large and wide (5-6' feet plant bloom, there will be no confusion. Its maroon flower by 5-6 feet) but is easy to spikes are attractive to pollina- prune for more compact size. tors and will add interest to Excellent backdrop for other flowers. Plant in good your herb garden. It grows best garden soil and water when needed. Fertilize in in rich well-drained soil in some sun and some shade. spring. May go dormant after hard frost but returns Too much sun makes it tough and less flavorful. reliably. Easy to grow.

Coral Crème Drop Sum- Gulftide False Holly mer Phlox Phlox paniculata Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘DITOMDRE Coral ‘Gulftide’ Crème Drop’

Summer flowering peren- This holly-like plant nial flower puts on showy makes an excellent screen coral flowers with rosy eyes atop sturdy stems. It or barrier plant growing in grows 18” (or more) x an upright, narrow shape 18” staying compact in the garden. It prefers to 10 feet tall and 5 feet wide. It has dark morning sun and some afternoon shade during the hottest green leaves with variable numbers of season. Best planted in rich, well-drained soil. Some fra- spines on the margins. Fragrant white grance and a good cut flower. Hummingbirds are attract- ed—are you? flowers in fall followed by black fruits.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Climbing Chinese Orchid White Cat’s Whiskers Tree Orthosiphon aristatus Phanera (formerly Bauhinia) yunnanensis Annual flower which may act like a perennial in mild winters. Ornamental vine with beauti- ful pink-lavender orchid-like Terminal showy white flowers flowers in summer and fall bearing long stamens top sturdy grows to at least 14 – 16 feet. stems. Magnet for pollinating It has proved very hardy in wildlife. Full sun and average Tallahassee and attracts lots of moist, well-drained soil will be attention for its unusual bi- all that’s needed for this plant lobed bluish foliage even to thrive. Root a cutting before when not in flower. Well- heavy frost as well as mulching drained soil and part to full the base of the plant to insure you have this sun are preferred. ’keeper’ next year.

Fried Egg Tree Chinese Ever- Polyspora axillaris green Polyspora Polyspora chrysan- Fantastic! Each 3- dra 4 inch, camellia- like white flower Rare! This is a Chi- nese relative of our has a heavy boss native Loblolly of yellow stamens Bay. It features 3- in the middle. Be- inch white camellia fore flowers fade, -like flowers with a they drop off, landing sunnyside-up, hence the name! large boss of yel- From a distance, it looks like the ground is carpeted low stamens in the middle. Flowers begin in autumn and with fried eggs! Grows as an upright evergreen shrub, continue into winter. Grows as an upright evergreen shrub reportedly to 15 feet. Flowers in fall. Best in part to 15 feet. Best in part shade with moist, well-drained shade with moist, well-drained soil. A truly special soil. NFREC’s Dr. Knox helped collect this plant in Yun- plant!! nan, China, back in 2013! Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Pseuderanthemum alatam Bluebeard Chocolate Soldiers Pseudocaryopteris bi- color Hardy perennial flower to 24 degrees. Full sun pre- We can’t say if this is a ferred for best color but perennial or a shrub does well in shade too. but it sure is pretty! Showy 'chocolate' foliage Our friend Marc with shiny tan markings Frank, Extension bota- along midrib makes an in- nist, correctly identified this. Its flowers resemble the teresting contrast to other blue butterfly bush but this grows 6-8 feet tall and 4- flowers in summer and fall. 5 feet wide. It flowers in late winter into spring in Little purple flowers top shifting sun/shade. Attracts wildlife and makes great 14” tall stalks late in the warm season. Reseeds eas- cut flowers. Some years the cold knocks it back, but ily but is not invasive. Totally dormant in winter. it comes back late spring to summer.

Gulf Pride Azalea Rosa spp. Rhododendron ’Gulf ‘Clothilde Sou- Pride’ pert’

Wow-an azalea with lavender flowers! An Antique climber upright evergreen with multitudes of shrub reaching 5-8 feet white to pale pink tall and 5-10 feet wide. double blooms Blooms mid-season– prune once a year after flower- ing to ensure heavy flowering the next year. Prefers throughout the growing season is vigorous and morning sun and well drained soil. An unusual and easy to grow. Plant in full sun and good humus uncommon azalea for your landscape. -rich soil. Flowers are delightfully fragrant.

Image by Joe Coleman, https://www.pbase.com/ Outstanding care-free specimen growing easily azaleasociety/image/84533607 to 10-12’! Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Rosemary Blue Butterfly Bush Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostrata’ Rotheca myricoides ‘Ugandense’ (formerly Edit This evergreen “herb of Clerodendrum ugan- remembrance” should be dense) used in every landscape for its beautiful blue-green nee- dle-like foliage and fra- Hardy fall-blooming per- grance, as well as its value as ennial flower with clus- an herb. Bees love the flow- ters of beautiful blue ers, so it’s a great plant for pollinators too! Best in full flowers. Large and sun and excellently-drained shrubby, this will grow 6 soil, or it makes a great con- feet tall and 5 feet wide tainer plant. Generally seen as a rounded shrub or woody (or more!). Part shade and well-drained moist soil perennial 3 feet tall and wide but can grow to 5 feet or more with in summer is best. Root hardy after the worst win- time. ‘Barbeque’ has straight, stiff stems ready for the grill. ters. Easy to grow and well worth it!

Mayan White Mexi- Ruttyruspolia can Petunia Ruttyaruspolia x ‘Phyllis Ruellia simplex van Heerden’ ‘Mayan White’

Sterile! This new Mex- Naturally occurring hy- ican petunia was bred brid perennial flower at UF to be completely blooms in late summer seed sterile and non- and fall. Clusters of invasive. Pure white dusky pink flowers ap- flowers form in abun- pear on tips of branches. dance on this bushy This cold hardy perennial perennial up to 2 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide—much more compact than any other on the market today. Puts on a show of crisp grows to 3 or 4 feet in white flowers from late spring through frost! Best in full sun bright light or afternoon with medium to wet soils, but tolerant of a wide range of con- shade. Good garden soil ditions. Zones 8-10. Cut back in late winter, especially if cold best. May be herbaceous -damaged. in severe winters.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Giant Pussy Willow or Big Swing Salvia Red-budded Pussy Wil- Salvia ‘Big low Swing’ Salix chaenomeloides Another outstand- A true pussy willow for ing blue sage to the South! This Japanese attract butterflies native develops beautiful, and humming- ruby-red buds in fall and birds to the partly winter, opening to typi- sunny garden! cal, fuzzy, grey, pussy- This blue sage puts out electric sky blue flowers on willow flowers in early stalks above bold textured arrow-like foliage. It is spring. Grows as a large, heat and humidity proof too. Plant in rich well- rounded shrub up to 15 drained soil and give it average water to make it feet tall and wide. thrive.

Pineapple Sage Mirage Cherry Salvia elegans Red Sage Salvia greggii Shrubby herba- ‘Mirage Cherry ceous herb grow- Red’ ing to 4-5’ x 2-3’ wide with beauti- Mounding 16- ful whorls of red inch perennial tubular flowers especially in cool fall weather. Easy to grow in full sage sports sun with well-drained, moist soil. Fragrant foliage bright red flow- (pineapple scented!) can be used in salads, drinks, ers throughout summer and fall. Easy to grow and even grilling chicken or fish. This hardy herb in most soils and low maintenance - drought works well in the mixed border. (Image courtesy tolerant - once established. Very attractive to flmnh.ufl.edu) butterflies and hummingbirds.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Mexican Bush Rockin’ Deep Sage Purple Savlia Salvia leucantha Salvia x ‘Rockin’™ Deep Purple’ This beautiful sage is covered A pollinator- in purple flow- friendly Salvia ers each fall! that is tough– Growing as an heat and drought herbaceous perennial up to 4 feet tall and wide, it produces grey-green stems and leaves. Mexi- tolerant, deer resistant! Continuously blooms with can Bush Sage is vigorous and tough, tolerant purple flowers each housing a black calyx. Reach- of dry soils and neglect. It puts on a beautiful es 2-4 feet tall, plant in part sun to full sun. Annu- show every Fall! al in North Florida.

Rockin’ Fuchsia Colorblaze® Savlia Chocolate Drop Salvia x Coleus ‘Rockin’™ Solenostemon Fuchsia’ scutellarioides

A tough salvia A sweet coleus that is heat toler- with the most ant and will be beautiful fuchsia outstanding all -colored blooms summer. Leaves that butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds alike are lobed and rounded with a deep crimson center and adore. Heat and drought tolerant, deer resistant. venation. Annual in North Florida, but can be overwin Blooms continuously and reaches 2-3 feet tall. An- -tered indoors. Reaches 14-20 inches in height, trailing nual in North Florida. Photo from Proven Winners. in growth habit. Plant in sun or shade.

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Colorblaze® Blue Porterweed Golden Dreams Stachytarpheta jamaciensis Coleus Solenostemon Perennial flower in the Ver- scutellarioides bena family, blue porterweed thrives in full sun and is both A coleus with drought tolerant and low maintenance once estab- colorful and lished. It may reach 4 - 6' cheery char- during the growing season treuse foliage putting out many blue flow- with red veins. Does well in both sun and shade, ers along tall spikes attract- heat tolerant and loves the humidity. Upright habit ing lots of butterflies. This ornamental mixes well in the flower border. Average that reaches 2-4 feet tall. Annual in North Florida, soil and water needs are all that is required to keep it but can be overwintered indoors. happy.

Persian Shield Chinese Rain Bell Strobilanthes dyerianus Strobilanthes ham- iltoniana (aka S. This is an excellent perennial cusea, S. flaccidifo- plant for the shady garden. Its lia) iridescent foliage of purple, green and silver contrasts This fast-growing well with other shade lovers. perennial produces This is best grown in rich, semi-arching stems well-drained soil receiving that show off a blizzard of bright adequate water before drying. rosy purple ‘bells’ in fall. Grows in part shade to full It flourishes in heat and pro- sun; trim after flowering. Average moisture and good duces insignificant flowers late in the season. In our garden soil is all you need for a beautiful 5-6 feet × 4 cold weather it may go dormant and be slow to re- feet specimen. Perennial in our area when given some emerge in late spring. Photo courtesy of Proven Win- protection in hard freezes. One of our favorite new ners. plants!!!! Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Bears Ear, Glory Silverleafed Princess Bush Flower Tibouchina heteromalla Tibouchina clavata Evergreen shrub above 30 Tropical perennial degrees grows to a whop- with large fuzzy ping 8-10’ and 4- 6’ wide. leaves and beauti- It prefers full sun and ful bright purple moist, rich, well-drained soil. Large silvery-green flowers throughout velvety foliage is showy the warm season even without the summer well into fall. This to fall violet flowers. This will grow 3-7 feet tall. Good garden soil and is new to us so we recom- full sun is best for flower production. mend you plant in a somewhat protected site to insure it returns.

Copper Ridges Chastetree Doublefile Vibur- Vitex agnus-castus num Viburnum plicatum ‘LeCompte’ var. tomentosum ‘Copper Ridges’ Long panicles of blue flowers from late spring through fall. The name comes from the beautifully Flowers attract lots of bees, textured leaves that butterflies and pollinators. Fast emerge a copper- -growing up to 15 ft. tall and bronze color before wide as a large, deciduous, fading to a deep green in summer and multi-stemmed shrub or small then turning wine to burgundy colored in autumn before drop- tree. Full to part sun; deer- ping. Late spring finds the plant covered with 4-inch wide clus- resistant and drought-, heat-, ters of white flowers that eventually develop into red changing to salt- and alkaline-soil-tolerant; avoid wet soils. Col- purple fruit (appreciated by birds). This stunning plant grows lected by Texas plantsman Greg Grant in Lecompte, into a large shrub or small tree 10 feet or more high and wide. Best in Zones 6-8. Louisiana. Zones 7b-11. Tough and beautiful!

Plant List - Gardening Friends of the Big Bend - Fall Plant Sale - October 5, 2019 - UF/IFAS NFREC, 155 Research Rd., Quincy Oriental Chain Fern Woodwardia ori- entalis

This plant resem- bles a tree fern with its thick, leathery leaves emerging from a central crown— but fully cold hardy! Grows (slowly) 2 to 4 feet tall and up to 6 feet wide. Plant under shade in a moist, or- ganic soil. Its common name comes from the small plantlets that form on the edges of older leaves. A “must-have” plant!