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SMITH COUNTY MASTER GARDENER 2019 “FROM TO BLOOMS” Fall Conference and Sale Saturday, October 12

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome – Cindy Harrington

Greg Grant “Earth-Kind Bulbs for Year Round Beauty” Part 1

10:00 Break

10:30 Greg Grant “Earth-Kind Bulbs for Year Round Beauty” Part 2

11:30 From Bulbs to Blooms sale opens

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

Smith County Master Gardeners are specially trained volunteers who provide horticultural information and education to the citizens of Smith County, through the Texas 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

A rare white spider lily – Lycoris longituba, also known as Surprise Long Tube Lily – From Greg Grant’s collection; blooms in late summer with clusters of large white .

There will be a separate table for the Silent Auction- location announced at conference.

Announcement of auction winner will be at 12:15

2020 Calendar & Gardening Guide $7

Smith County MG Cookbook $15

Available for purchase

These books will be available for purchase. Greg Grant will be available for book signing from 12:00-1:00 in the lobby after book purchase. 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 Rose Rustlers $30 Heirloom Gardening in the South $30

ARTISANS AND VENDORS Crafts and Quilting, Etc. How Great THOU ART Mornin’ Glory Creations A Glassy Life Ellen Reynolds/Shakelee KB Designs Ingy’s Art The Paper Doll Texas Bluebird Society Custom Woodworks Milk River Home Decor Jaggerbush Farms Dory’s Garden/You Crack Me Up Mosaics

Door Prize Donors Alaina Head Hughes Plant Farm Anne Pattullo Jaggerbush Farms Atwoods Jodi Brock Breedlove Nursery & Landscape Katy Barone Brookshires Kaylene Mongeau Debby Gray Keith Hansen Dory’s Garden Lowes Fresh by Brookshires Neysa Mueller Gary McClure SCMG Members Hand Nurseries Tyler Ag-Power Home Depot Wincie Caskey

Greg Grant “Earth-Kind Summer and Fall Bulbs”

Greg Grant is the Smith County horticulturist for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Born and raised in East Texas, Mr. Grant is a noted horticulturist, author, conservationist, and bulb expert. He holds floriculture and horticulture degrees from Texas A&M University and has served as an instructor at Louisiana State and Stephen F. Austin Universities. He is a graduate of the Benz School of Floral Design and is a lifetime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, the Texas Bluebird Society, and the Southern Garden History Society. Mr. Grant is well-known for introducing dozens of successful to the nursery industry. In 2017 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 on his East Texas farm. A gifted speaker, his topic, “Earth- Kind Summer and Fall Bulbs” will cover these bulbs and their use in the landscape, with particular attention to those available at the sale.

2019 Bulbs and More

TREES______Maple, Autumn Blaze (acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze') An ornamental tree with spectacular flame-colored foliage. Red-tinged in spring, full green in summer and flame-like yellow and red in the fall. Fast growing, deciduous tree, 30 ft. high with 30 ft. spread. Full sun.

Magnolia, DD Blanchard (magnolia grandiflora 'DD Blanchard') Magnificent yard tree that needs plenty of room to grow. A strong evergreen shade tree with classic magnolia-shaped glossy and huge scented flowers. 60 ft. at maturity with 30 ft. spread. Full sun.

Redbud, Rising Sun (Cercis canadensis JN2 - The Rising Sun™) Ornamental tree with a mix of golden and green leaves that look like blooms. The Redbud’s leaves start out golden yellow, giving way to a peach hue. Then as the foliage begins to turn red, each takes on the look of a morning sun rise. Beautiful fuchsia colored blooms. Maximum height 12 ft. Full sun.

SHRUBS______Yaupon, Hoskin's Shadow (Ilex vomitora 'Hoskins's Shadow') A female variety of holly that has large, glossy, dark green leaves and vibrant red berries. Quick growing and great for hedges. Prune in springtime. Part to full sun.

Natchez Blackberry (Rubus x 'Natchez') Sweet clusters of large, firm, black fruit on upright 4-5 ft. thornless canes. Grow in full sun in moist, well-drained soil.

Brightwell Blueberry* (Vaccinium ashei 'Brightwell') Classic rabbiteye blueberry. Self-pollinating and doesn’t require a pollinator to set fruit. But, having a second blueberry (different ) for pollinator will facilitate a bigger yield. Full sun.

Fig, LSU Purple (ficus carica 'LSU Purple') Hardy cultivar that produces super-sweet fruit. Superior disease resistance. Capable of setting small crops of figs in second or third year. Full sun.

DAFFODILS______

Lent Lily ( pseudonarcissus): Very early flowering, 6-8 inches tall, creamy yellow petals and cup, will out and naturalize, parent to all modern daffodils. Historic.

Daffodil ‘Barrett Browning’: Brilliant white petals with a small orange/red cup. An early-mild-season bloomer.

Daffodil ‘Thalia’: Two to three fragrant flowers per stem that open pure white with moderately reflexed petals.

Daffodil ‘February Gold’: Pure yellow, with recurved petals, early bloomer.

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

Daffodil ‘Carlton’: All yellow with vanilla-like fragrance. Good perennial, Traditional daffodil.

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

Daffodil ‘Hawera’: Miniature daffodil with many nodding pale yellow flowers with swept back petals. Mid-late season. 14-16”

Daffodil ‘Tahiti’: One double per stem. Soft yellow with bright red center segments. Mid-late season. 14”-16”

Hoop Petticoat (Narcissus bulbocodium): Small yellow, megaphone shaped trumpet, thread-like petals.

JONQUILS______

Sweeties (Narcissus jonquilla): Clusters of tiny, yellow fragrant blooms. Will seed out and naturalize. Heirloom.

Campernelle Jonquil (Narcissus x odorus): Clusters of bright yellow blooms with twisted petals, sterile, fragrant. vigorous, and long lived.

Texas Star Jonquil (Narcissus x intermedius): Fragrant pale yellow blooms, sterile, heirloom, vigorous and long lived.

Jonquil ‘Golden Dawn’: Clusters of fragrant butter-yellow flowers with orange cups, very heavy flowering, good.multiplier, one of last to bloom

Jonquil ‘Sweetness’: Yellow with yellow cup, 12-14” tall, mid-season, very fragrant.

Jonquil ‘Pipit: White cup with yellow/white petals, 12-14” tall, multiple blossoms on stem.

TAZETTAS/NARCISSUS______

‘Abba’ (Narcissus tazetta): 3-5 double white flowers with orange flecked centers per stem. Very fragrant. Early-Mid season. 14’-16”

‘Geranium’ (Narcissus tazetta): Creamy white flowers with golden orange cups. Very fragrant. Blooms late. 14”-16”

‘Grand Primo’ (Narcissus tazetta): Late February, large clusters of fragrant white flowers with soft yellow cups.

‘Erlicheer’ (Narcissus tazetta): A double Grand Primo with soft yellow centers.

‘Cragford’ (Narcissus tazetta): Clusters of pure white petals with red-orange cups, 14-16 inches tall.

‘Inbal’ (Narcissus papyraceus): All white, like other paperwhites but with a more delicate, pleasant fragrance and larger blooms. Needs to be planted in soil rather than forcing in water.

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

OTHER SPRING BLOOMING BULBS______

Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum): Pendulous white snow bells with green tips.

Giant Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’): Larger version of summer snowflakes. A bit later to bloom.

Byzantine Gladiolus (Gladiolus byzantinus): Hardy heirloom gladiolus with bright magenta blooms. Sturdy and long lived. Very scarce in commerce.

Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata): A true orchid which has hot pink blooms in early Spring in partial shade. After its bloom large pleated green leaves last throughout the summer until frost. Needs good winter mulch to keep its eager bloom spikes from popping up too soon.

Spring Star Flower ( uniflorum ’Wisley Blue’): Periwinkle blue, star-shaped, fragrant spring blooming flowers with grass-like foliage, small plant, naturalizes.

Turkish Marsh Iris (Iris orientalis): An iris in the Spuria family which is white with a yellow blotch on the petals. Beautiful tall heirloom.

Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’): 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 cultivar features deep blue, bell-shaped flowers, deer and rodent resistant.

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

White Cemetery Iris (Iris x albicans): A tough early blooming heirloom iris frequently seen on old home sites.

Starch Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum): Clusters of small dark blue flowers on a 6-inch stalk in spring. The only perennial grape hyacinth for Texas. Naturalizes.

Purple Shamrock (Oxalis regnellii triangularis): Rich burgundy triangular leaves and soft pink flowers.

Hyacinth Squill (Scilla hyacinthoides): Tall spikes of starry lavender flowers arranged in loose racemes below a spear of green and lavender buds.

Royal Velvet Amaryllis (Hippeastrum x ’Royal Velvet’): Big dark purplish red flowers 5-6” across. Blooms in 6-8 weeks after planting.

Tres Chic (Hippeastrum x ‘Tres Chic’): Big bright red flowers with a green and white throat. Perfect at Christmas time. Blooms 6-8 weeks after planting. 12”-14” tall.

Multiplying (Allium cepa aggregatum): Pass along perennial green for gumbos, rice dressing,etc. Plant in fall. Harvest in winter and spring. Dig and store during summer.

Perennial Leek (Allium ampeloprasum): Spring blooming ornamental and edible allium. The closest we can get to a giant Dutch Globemaster allium. Long lived.

SUMMER BLOOMING BULBS______

Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia fimbriata): Deciduous groundcover that spreads to 2 feet on little green stems. One inch long yellow and brown flowers all summer. Host for pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

Double Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva ‘Kwanso’): Heirloom, tough as nails, never-fail double orange daylily.

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

Crinum x ‘Diane Welch’: A beautiful pure white Crinum introduced by Greg Grant and named for the late wife of plantsman Bill Welch. .

Crinum x herbertii: The true Milk and Wine Lily with candy striped flowers of pink and white. Bulbs get very large over time. .

Crinum x ‘Cecil Houdyshel’: Soft pink flowers atop 3 foot stalks. Flowers bloom from Spring to frost.

White Spider Lily (Hymenocallis eulae): Blooms on naked stalks in August after late winter-spring foliage. Rare East Texas native.

Giant White Spider Lily (Hymenocallis caribaea ‘Tropical Giant’): Large robust plant with glossy strap-like foliage and white spidery blooms appearing around the 4th of July.

Orchid Pansy (Achimenes sp): Bright purple 2 inch flowers on velvety stems, great container plant for partial shade.

Philippine Lily (lilium formosanum): Grows in light shade to full sun; has fragrant trumpet shaped white flowers in July and August. Dies back in winter. Has attractive seed pods and can be propagated by seed or division.

Ivy-leafed Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium): Tiny pink-blushed flowers in late summer before variegated winter foliage; reliably hardy.

Hidden Ginger (Curcuma petiolata): 2-3’ canna-like foliage with pinkish purple flower spikes near the base of the plant in mid-summer.

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

White Rain lily (Zephyranthes candida): Rush like foliage, white star-like flowers that open after late summer rains.

Texas Copper lily (Habranthus tubispathus texensis): Small thimble sized glowing copper colored blooms in mid- summer. East Texas native.

Rain Lily (Habranthus robustus): Large pale pink/white rain lily that blooms from June through August after rains. Makes large seed heads and multiplies quickly.

Hardy Gloxinia (Sinningia tubiflora): Drooping long-tubed white flowers in summer above gray-green foliage, multiplies well.

FALL BLOOMING BULBS______

Oxblood lily (Rhodophiala bifida): 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

Pink Oxblood Lily (Rhodophiala bifida spathacea): The rare pink strain!

Peppermint Spider Lily (Lycoris x incarnata): Buds and petals are pink and white striped. Resembles a miniature milk and wine lily.

Peach Spider Lily (Lycoris x elsiae): Flowers in September, 15" tall shiny black stalks, topped with creamy-white spidery flowers, each petal highlighted by a peach midrib

Red Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata radiata)): 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; heirloom vigorous triploid strain not available in commerce.

Yellow Spider Lily (Lycoris x caldwellii): Pink buds open to large light yellow flowers on 2 foot stalks in September.

Naked Lady/Magic Lily/Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera): Clear pink trumpet shaped flowers tinged with lilac in late summer. The foliage dies back before the blooms appear on “naked” stems.

Committee Members: Chairs: Brenda Strong & Teresa McBrayer, Advisor: Greg Grant. Members: Katy Barone, Nan Bateman, Susan Buntz, Henry Burch, Peggi Canant, Brenda Clark, Harvey Collen, Wayne Elliot, Steve Farrell, Terry Gerber, Debrah Golden, Tommie Grinnell, Cindy Harrington, Linda Hazelton, Melva Hermes, Mack Humphries, Sue Lambert, Jan Moch, Neysa Mueller, Karen Nance, Deanna Olson, Anne Pattullo, Linda Sargent, Marilyn Seifert, Ann Smith, Dixie Smith, Jean Smith, Susan Stone, Susan Wiggins, Elizabeth Waldrop, Liz Wiley