Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments Small-Medium, Woody Shrub with Fine Textured, Leafy, Pendulous Branches
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Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments Small-medium, woody shrub with fine textured, leafy, pendulous branches. Attractive and colorful hanging flowers with yellow petals surrounded by red calyces all season. Good in hanging Trailing Flowering Maple Abutilon megapotamicum Tropical 18-24 in. Full to part sun Average well drained baskets and combos. Large dramatic species with pink toned new foliage hardening into rich green arching fronds. Grows great in our hot humid summers, but must have high humidity to perform well as a houseplant. Grow in a large Wardian Case as its home (this is far too large for a small or narrow terrarium); nonetheless, if given a bright windowsill and a carefully tended pebble tray, it will also become an impressive specimen given time and humidity as a houseplant. Always a star in any hobby greenhouse. Always a popular and much sought after dramatic rarer plant! Fern, Maidenhair Silver Dollar Adiantum peruvianum Tropical 18-24 in. Part Shade to Shade Moist well drained A stunning Maidenhair that reaches 2-3 feet tall. The bright green leaflets are carried on glossy black stipes making for a dramatic display. Grows much the same as Silver Dollar Maidenhair fern. Fern, Maidenhaier Giant Adiantum polyphyllum Tropical 24-32 in. Part Shade to Shade Moist well drained Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments The delicate fronds and airy appearance of this little fern belie its character, because it is a trooper. Unlike most hardy maidenhair ferns, it's also evergreen. But perhaps most enchanting is the way that its small fronds unfurl in late winter with a warm, bronze blush. These mature to fresh spring green, contributing a wonderland effect to the woodland garden. Himalayan maidenhair fern spreads very slowly, so it can be used to line paths or as a gentle groundcover in shady locations. It is an excellent foil for other woodland and shade garden plants. USDA Zones 5 - 8 Fern, Maidenhair Himalayan Adiantum venustum Perennial 6-8 in. Part Shade to Shade Moist well drained Nearly black foliage on this tall plant can be used as a backdrop or focal plant. Mix with other succulents or cacti for a great Tree Houseleek Black Purple Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' Succulent 1-2 ft. Full to part sun Average well drained combo pot. This succulent has rosettes of dark reddish-bronze leaves. A cross between Aeonium 'Zwartkop' and undulatum, it will grow tall. This will make a nice Tree Houseleek Bronze Aeonium 'Voodoo' Succulent 2-3 ft. Full to part sun Average well drained specimen plant in time. A wonderful compact hybrid, from the Arizona series, featuring loose spikes of mint scented, terra cotta-orange, tubular flowers on dense spikes appearing throughout the summer and into the fall. Grey-green foliage. Floriferous, blooming the first year. Extremely useful in containers or tubs, or integrated into the perennial Giant Hyssop 'Sandstone' Agastache Arizona Sandstone Perennial 18-24 in. Full Sun Average well drained border. Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments One of a series of compact Agastaches, this favorite for front-of- the-border spots or containers attracts pollinators with a nonstop supply of lavender blossoms with peach accents. The flowers keep coming over a long season on bushy, Giant Hyssop 'Sunset' Agastache Arizona Sunset Perennial 18-24 in. Full Sun Average well drained carefree plants. Extremely productive, good quality plants are early and compact with fluffy blue flowers. Great choice for edging landscapes and containers. Brightens Floss Flower Ageratum Hawaii Blue Annual 6-8 in. Full Sun Average well drained any garden! Very heat tolerant in tropical like Missouri summers. Grow in full sun for the darkest foliage color. Upright and spreading plant adds interest in Alternanthera dentata 'Purple landscape and large container annual Josephs Coat 'Purple Knight' Knight' Annual 18-36 in. Full sun to part shade Average well drained combos. Trim back if necessary. Use Serena™ as you would Salvia in the hot, dry garden. It doesn't need to be deadheaded after bloom -- fresh flowering stems simply arise to replace the old ones! -- and it attracts bees. Although it's quite drought tolerant, it also fares well in moist soils. And it's Summer Snapdragon 'Serena Blue' Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena Blue' Annual 16-20 in. Full to part sun Average well drained ideal for containers! Produces a magnificent purple splash of impressionist color from the bountiful, beauteous deep-rose flowers with black throats. This gorgeous angelonia is tough, requiring minimal upkeep—a fine choice for areas with hot and humid night temperatures. Hey! That's us! Use in Angelonia angustifolia 'Serenita beds borders, or containers. Summer Snapdragon 'Serenita Raspberry' Raspberry' Annual 12-14 in. Full to part sun Average well drained Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments Angelonia is a member of the snapdragon family, and it is actually called summer snapdragon. Few, if any, insects or diseases bother the Angelonia in the garden or landscape. Because it thrives in the full sun during the heat and humidity of summer, it makes a Angelonia angustifolia 'Serenita wonderful addition to gardens and Summer Snapdragon 'Serenita White' White' Annual 12-14 in. Full to part sun Average well drained landscapes. Yellow form of Milkweed from South America. A must for attracting butterflies as Asclepias is the sole food source for Monarch caterpillars. Heat loving! Milkweed, 'Silky Gold' Asclepias curassavica "Silky Gold" Annual 24-30 in. Full to part sun Average well drained Multi-purpose plants work well in gardens, landscapes, patio planters and as an annual cut flower. Produces beautiful flower umbels in intense colours on strong stems for an exotic Milkweed, 'Silky Red' Asclepias curassavica "Silky Red" Annual 24-30 in. Full to part sun Average well drained look. Butterfly essential! Hart's-tongue fern does not look like any other fern you grow. The new fronds unroll into long narrow tongue-like blades. These wide, strap-like, bright green fronds are distinctive and provide striking contrast with fine-textured ferns and other woodland perennials. This variety is unusual in that the fronds are Asplenium scolopendrium much forked at the ends. Fern, Hart Tongue Crested 'Cristatum' Perennial 12-20 in. Part Shade to Shade Moist well drained A luminescence radiates from the leaves of this Japanese Painted Fern, casting a glow in shade gardens. The leaves are an artful blend of silver and green, with a central stripe of frosty white. Plant amongst darker foliage to add some Fern, Japanese Painted 'Pearly' Athyrium nipponicum 'Pearly' Perennial 15-18 in. Part Shade to Shade Moist well drained "light". Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments Traditional flavor with more usable leaf yields. Mid-size plants have a unique, bushy habit with shorter internodes so plants stay controlled without getting tall and leggy. Great in gardens or Basil 'Dolce Fresca' Basil Dolce Fresca Herb 12-14 in. Full to part sun Average well drained containers. Striking flowers keep plants covered in color all through the Summer. Sturdy flower stems hold flowers above the foliage for superior show. Beautiful plants with lush foliage are perfect for Begonia Megawatt Pink w/ Bronze landscapes, baskets, big tubs or borders. Begonia, bedding 'Megawatt Pink w/ Bronze Leaf leaf Annual 20-28 in Part Sun to bright shade Average well drained This bedding begonia with pink flowers atop bronze colored leaves makes a fine border to landscapes. Best in well drained soils and sun to maintain the Begonia semperflorens 'Cocktail best bronze coloration of leaves. Leaves Begonia, bedding 'Cocktail Tequila' Tequila' Annual 6-8 in. Sun to Shade Average well drained will turn more green in shade. Fast and uniform describe Sprint Plus. They are quick to flower, approximately 10 days earlier than other B. semperflorens, with a uniform compact round plant habit and a good basal branching throughout the color range. Large round strong colored flowers Begonia semperflorens 'Sprint Plus perform well in gardens and containers. Begonia, bedding 'Sprint Plus Orange' Orange' Annual 8-10 in. Sun to part shade Average well drained Benary's Olympia Series has been updated, improved and renamed Super Olympia - an improved version of the Tausendschoen types. Extra early, uniform between colors for maturity and plant habit, large flowers vivid strong Begonia semperflorens 'Super colors, vigorous compact plants. Great Begonia, bedding 'Super Olympia White' Olympia White' Annual 6-8 in. Sun to Shade Average well drained for the landscape. Plant Sale 2017 Descriptions Common Name Botanical Name Type Height Light Soil Type Comments Big, vigorous plants have excellent heat Begonia x benariensis "Big Red w/ tolerance. Use in landscape or large pots. Begonia, Bedding 'Big Red w/ Bronze Leaf' Bronze Lf" Annual 24-30 in. Full sun to part shade Average well drained Vigorous and heat tolerant with abundant flowers all summer; great plant Begonia x hybrida 'Dragon Wing for hanging baskets or pots. Sun brings Begonia, 'Dragon Wing Red' Red' Annual 12-15 in. Sun to part shade Average well drained out red color in leaves. Long flexible, cascading stems up to 31 inches long are crowded with long-lived double 2-3 inch flowers. Upright when young this profusely branching begonia develops a trailing habit with a lot of flowering shoots as they mature, making Begonia x tuberhybrida spectacular hanging baskets and window Begonia, tuberous 'Illumination Golden Picotee' "Illumination Golden Picotee" Annual 10-15 in. Part Shade to Shade Average well drained boxes. Begonia, tuberous 'Illumination Orange' Begonia x tuberhybrida Annual 10-15 in.