SMITH COUNTY MASTER GARDENER 2017 FROM TO BLOOMS Fall Conference and Sale Saturday, October 14

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome and Introductions Greg Grant - “Bulbs for the South - Spring”

10:00 Break

10:30 Greg Grant “Bulbs for the South – Summer & Fall”

11:30 From Bulbs to Blooms Sale opens

Thank you for attending our From Bulbs to Blooms Conference and / Sale

Committee Members: Chairs: Susan Stone and Pat Welch. Members: Katy Barone, Patsy Besch, Henry Burch, Peggy Canant, Cindy Harrington, Mack Humphreys, Pat Jessie, Ann Kelley, Neysa Mueller, Deanna Olson, Sandy Pannett, Anne Pattullo, Juanita Price, Linda Sargent, Ann Smith, Jean Smith. Pat Turinsky, Susan Wiggins

Smith County Master Gardeners are specially trained volunteers who provide horticultural information and help educate the citizens of Smith County, through the A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

SILENT AUCTION

Variegated-red and yellow striped Lycoris hybrid - Very rare and not available in the trade anywhere in the world; Grows and blooms like a red spider lily. Not two blooms are alike. From Greg Grant’s private collection. Value $100.

Bids can be made at the Book Sale Table

Announcement of auction winner will be at 12:15

2018 Calendar & Gardening Guide $7

Smith County MG Cookbook $15

These books will be available for purchase. Greg Grant will be available for book signing from 12:00-1:00 All book proceeds will benefit the Smith County Master Gardener scholarship funds at Texas A&M University and Stephen F. Austin University. Texas Fruit and Vegetable Gardening $23 The Rustlers $30 Heirloom Gardening in the South $30 2

ARTISANS AND VENDORS

Door Prize Donors

A Glassy Life Harris Nursery Anderson Garden & Gifts Home Depot Atwoods Hughes Plant Farm Betty Conejo Katy Barone Blue Moon Gardens Laurie Graham Breedlove Nursery & Landscape Lowes Chamblees Rose Nursery Master Gardner Water Colorists Dory’s Gardens Moss El Charro on the Ridge Neysa Mueller Enviro-Care Noonday Hardware Evoynnes Florist Seville Farms French Peas Flower Shop Tricia Wiggs Fresh by Brookshires Tyler Ag-Power Hand Nurseries Wilhite Landscaping & Lawn Care

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Greg Grant “Year-Round Bulbs”

Greg Grant, Smith County Horticulture Extension Agent. Born and raised in East Texas, with stomping grounds all over the world, Mr. Grant is a noted horticulturist, author, conservationist, and bulb expert. With credentials as long as your arm, he holds floriculture and horticulture degrees from Texas A&M University and has served as beloved instructor at State and Stephen F. Austin Universities. He is a graduate of the Benz School of Floral Design, member of the Garden Writers Association of American; lifetime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas and of the Southern Garden History Society. Mr. Grant, an avid Rose-Rustler is well-known for introducing dozens of successful Texas hardy to the nursery industry. In May Mr. Grant received the prestigious Texas Parks and Wildlife Lone Star Land Steward Award for his efforts in wildlife conservation and the preservation of native habitat in Deep East Texas near his grandparents’ old farm. A gifted and animated speaker, his topics, “Year-Round Bulbs” will cover spring, summer and fall bulbs and their use in the landscape, with particular attention to bulbs featured during the event.

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2017 Bulbs and More

TREES______Shoal Creek Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus), old-fashioned shrub with light purple flower spikes, vigorous, heat tolerant , full sun, 12’-15’ tall

Texas Whitebud (Cercis canadensis), small, deciduous understory tree, grows to 12-18' tall with heart-shaped leaves that open soft pink and turn a glossy, rich green as they mature, In early spring it blooms profusely with white flowers.

Redbud ‘Merlot’, a small ornamental tree; bright pink flowers on bare branches; small rounded dark purple leaves the color of Merlot wine

Fig, Blue Giant (Ficus caricature 'Blue Giant'), up to 15 feet in height with a 12 foot spread, moist soil and full sun.

Houston Minature Weeping Crapemyrtle, a miniature crape myrtle that grows 2 feet tall and two feet wide with watermelon pink blooms, weeping or umbrella type branching and great as a low-growing foundation plant

Crapemyrtle ‘Pocomoke’, dwarf; miniature, compact shrub-2’ tall x 3’ wide; deep rose color.

Crapemyrtle ‘Ebony Embers’, red hot blooms with showy, dark foliage, highly mildew resistant, full sun, 10’-12’ tall

SHRUBS______Natchez Blackberry, This semi-erect, thornless variety produces large, sweet berries, summer bearing floricane

Blueberry ‘Tifblue’ (Vaccinium virgatum 'Tifblue’), considered by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service to be the most outstanding Rabbiteye blueberry, most cold-hardy blueberry in the Rabbiteye family, 6’-8’

ORNAMENTAL GRASS______Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries), 3-6 feet in height by 1-3 feet wide, fall blooms with masses of airy vibrant pink flowers, thrives in full sun or part shade with well-drained soil, tolerates drought, heat, and poor soils.

Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon spp), 3-4 feet at maturity with arching leaves, great in a mixed perennial border or in a container garden.

DAFFODIL GROUP______Lent Lily - pseudonarcissus, very early flowering, 6-8 inches tall, creamy yellow petals and cup, will seed out and naturalize, parent to all modern daffodils.

Daffodil – ‘February Gold, pure yellow, with recurved petals, 8-12 inches tall.

Daffodil ‘Ice Follies’ creamy white petals with a wide light-yellow cup, multiplies well.

Daffodil ‘Carlton’, all yellow with vanilla-like fragrance. Good perennializer, 14-16 in.

‘Jet Fire’, reflexed yellow petals with a bright orange cup, good for forcing, 12-14 inches tall

Daffodil ‘Ceylon’, petals with large red/orange cup, 14-16” tall, early bloom, long lasting blooms

Narcissus bulbocodium, ‘Hoop Petticoat’, small yellow, megaphone shaped trumpet, insignificant petals

Narcissus cantabricus, very rare, white megaphone shaped bloom, long blooming

JONQUIL GROUP______5

Narcissus jonquilla “Sweeties”, clusters of tiny, yellow fragrant blooms. Will seed out and naturalize

Narcissus x odorus (Campernelle jonquil), clusters of bright yellow blooms with twisted petals, sterile

Narcissus x intermedius (Texas Star Jonquil), fragrant yellow blooms, flowers below foliage, sterile.

Narcissus jonquilla ‘Golden Dawn’, clusters of 5-8 rich yellow flowers with orange cups, very heavy flowering, good multiplier, one of last to bloom.

Narcissus jonquilla ‘Sweetness’, yellow with yellow cup, 12-14” tall, mid-Season, very fragrant

Narcissus jonquilla ‘Pipit, white cup with yellow/white petals, 12-14” tall, multiple blossoms on stem

TAZETTA GROUP______Narcissus italicus, creamy colored, star shaped petals with a soft yellow cup, blooms mid-January

Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo’, mid-February-mid March, large clusters of fragrant white flowers with soft yellow cups

Narcissus tazetta ‘Erlicheer’, a double Grand Primo with soft yellow centers

Narcissus tazetta ‘Cragford’, clusters of pure white petals with red-orange cups, 14-16 inches tall

Narcissus tazetta ‘Sir Winston Churchill’, 3-5 silver dollar sized creamy white flowers with orange flecks, 15-17”, late season bloom

OTHER SPRING and SUMMER BLOOMING BULBS______Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflakes) pendulous white bells with green tips.

Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’, larger version of Summer Snowflakes.

Gladiolus byzantinus (Byzantine Gladiola), hardy gladiolus with bright magenta blooms, circa 1600, very scarce

Hyacinthus orientalis (Roman Blue Hyacinth), dusky blue flowers with dark green leaves, extremely fragrant, very rare, hard to find.

Ipheion uniflorum , periwinkle blue, star-shaped, fragrant spring blooming flowers with grass-like foliage, small plant, naturalizes

Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’ (Spanish Bluebells), clump forming, compact perennial with strap shaped leaves which blooms in late spring, easily grown and naturalizes well in average, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, This features deep blue, bell-shaped flowers. Good cut and is deer and rodent resistant

Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘White city’ (Spanish bluebells), same as above, this cultivar features snow white, bell- shaped flowers.

Scilla peruviana, height 8”-15”, blooms early Spring, full sun to light shade, moderate water, multiplies, good in containers

Scilla hyacinthoides, tall spikes of starry lavender flowers arranged in loose racemes below a spear of green and lavender buds

Hippeastrum x johnsonii (St. Joseph Lily), Amaryllis with brilliant red trumpet-shaped flowers, spicy fragrance, tough and hardy, Plant with neck of the bulb just above the ground, blooms in early spring

SUMMER BLOOMING BULBS______Hemerocallis fulva ‘Kwansa’, Orange daylily, commonly called Ditch Lily, can be single or double. 6

Amorphophallus bulbifera (Voodoo Lily), a 3-4 foot version of an exotic tropical in the Arum family.

Canna iridiflora ‘Ehemanii’, very tall iris flowered canna with brilliant red flowers in upright clusters

Crinum powellii ‘Album’, pure white, ideal for Moonlight Gardens, 25-30” tall, mid-late summer

Crinum x ‘Ellen Bosanquet’, lush ribbed foliage with fragrant burgundy flowers, more cold and drought tolerant than other crinums

Crinum x herbetii (Milk and Wine Lily), generic hybrid variety, having white flowers with pink or red stripes, vigorous and floriferous, fragrant, heirloom

Hymenocallis lirosome, a native with yellow-centered frilled cups, early bloomer (Mar-Apr)

Hymenocallis eulae, blooms on naked stalks in August after late winter-spring foliage

Hymenocallis caribaea “Tropical Giant”, large robust plant with glossy strap-like foliage and white spidery blooms appearing around the 4th of July.

Achimenes, bright purple 2 inch flowers on trailing stems, great container plant for partial shade

Cyclamen hederifolium, white flowers with pink blush in late summer, reliably hardy

Curcuma petiolata (Hidden Ginger), beautiful pink and white blooms nestled down in graceful foliage; cut away some foliage to show off blooms.

Hedychium coronarium (White Butterfly Ginger), handsome tropical foliage on stems up to 6’ tall, fragrant white blooms in late summer and fall, prefers moist fertile soil

Zephyranthes candida, rush like foliage, white star-like flowers open after late summer rains

Zephyranthes carinata, Z. grandiflora, a rose pink rain lily that blooms mid-summer

Zephyranthes citrina, bright golden rain lily above narrow sage green foliage

Habranthus tubispathus texensis (Texas Copper lily), small thimble sized glowing cooper colored blooms in mid summer

Rhodophiala bifida (Oxblood lily),tough Texas heirloom, 8”-15” high with blood red amaryllis-like flowers, blooms in September, foliage dies down in heat of summer, brought to central Texas by German settlers in mid 1800s

Rhodophiala bifida spathacea (Pink Oxblood lily), a pink strain which is rarer

Lycoris x incarnata (Peppermint Spider Lily, buds and petals are red and white striped

Lycoris x elsiae, flowers in September, 15" tall shiny black stalks, topped with creamy-white spidery flowers, each petal highlighted by a peach midrib.

Lycoris radiata radiata (Red Spider lily), showy, spidery red blooms appear in fall before foliage, foliage dies down in heat of summer, heirloom,18” tall, multiplies readily but blooms well for years without division

Sternbergia lutea (Autumn Daffodil), a golden flower that looks somewhat like a crocus, foliage rises after the flower

A Special Collection of named daylilies and iris in one gallon pots will also be offered. Well rooted, established plants. 7