New Seeds Selections Just Added

Truck Buster Watermelon

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:35:48 GMT

85-90 days. WOW! It's just what it says it is! A Truck Buster! This watermelon is a heavy yielder of large fruit with averages of over 50 lbs. When conditions are favorable, some fruit will weigh 80-90 lbs. If you want a big one that looks and tastes good, you should try Truck Buster. It has a long shape with a big girth, tri-striped rind with sweet, red, crispy flesh. Excellent for home gardens and to show off. Strong vigorous plants with tolerance to Fusarium Wilt.

Coontie Palm

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:47 GMT

Coontie is a small palmlike perennial plant that grows to a height of about 3 ft. Coontie forms a colony of suckers that slowly grow into mounds 5-6 ft wide. The glossy dark green pinnate leaves are 3 ft long with narrow pinnae (leaflets) 4-6 in long by 0.25 in wide. This species is dioecious, having male or female reproductive parts (called "cones") present on separate plants. In late winter the rusty-brown male and female cones emerge from the ground. Males produce pollen that fertilizes the female cones that mature in autumn when the shiny red seeds are released.

Its evergreen leaves are fine in texture and resemble those of a fern. They are produced from a thick underground storage root in one or more flushes each year. This cycad has a much softer appearance and is without the sharp edges of some of the other popular cycads used in the landscape such as Cycas revoluta.

Once this immature pistillate (female) coontie cone is fertilized by the male's pollen the seeds will develop and ripen by the following autumn.
Zamia pumila inhabits a variety of habitats with well drained sands or sandy loam soils throughout peninsular Florida.
Coontie will tolerate some salt drift from the sea and can be planted near, but not directly on the beach. It will grow in full sun or dense shade.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-10.

Coontie is perfect for woodland and shady gardens where it provides rich evergreen backdrop for flowering species all year long. It works well as a transition plant near larger specimens. Creates a tropical affect when planted by the trunks of pine trees in woodland settings. Coontie is perfect for xeriscapes and as a low maintenance ground cover. The coontie is one of the best ground covers as it evergreen and actually "consumes" trash which sifts down beneath its arching leaves where it is hidden from view to decompose, rust or otherwise degrade inoffensively.

The coontie is very happy growing in pots, urns and containers both indoors and out. It is a popular species for bonsai where it is grown in sand, often with its fleshy underground storage root artfully exposed.

In recent years the native coontie has become a favorite groundcover that is so tough and reliable it is is often planted on traffic islands like this one in Seminole County, Florida.
This is a rugged but subtle accent plant that boasts a deep green color and unique form. Although a slow grower, coontie is very tough, drought resistant and easy to maintain.

Florida's indigenous peoples and later European settlers processed the coontie's large storage root to extract an edible starch. For this reason the coontie was often commonly called Seminole bread during the late 1800s.

Cayenne Ornamental Pepper Blend Mix

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:10:46 GMT

( Hot Pepper 15000 - 30000 Scoville Units )
Add some dramatic flair to your garden with this well-balanced blend of Cayenne varieties in a rainbow of colors - red, orange, yellow, purple and green. All peppers are similar in shape and texture, with firm, tapered, 3 inch fruits that keep their color when dried. Very ornamental but edible as well, requiring only average soil and occasional watering to produce prolific yields.

Brazen Brass Ornamental Mustard

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:14:51 GMT

Glossy purple red foliage for desirable contrast in container or garden, grows 12" tall.

Walking Stick Cabbage

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:18:43 GMT

Brassica oleracea longata. 180-300 days to a walking stick. Huge edible cabbage leaves top a vertical stem strong enough to use as a cane. These unique plants have produced walking sticks for centuries. Plant 40 inches apart early in the spring. With good growing practices, the slender stem grows straight and strong. Allow it to harden in the garden. In late January or February pull the plants, cut off the roots and crown, and hang indoors to dry. When it feels solid like a baseball bat it is ready.

Bhut Jolokia ( World's Hottest Pepper? )

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:47:27 GMT

BM23 Bhut Jolokia ( World's Hottest? ) ( Very, Very Hot Pepper! 1,000,000 Plus Scoville Units? )
"Ghost" pepper, alleged to be the world's hottest , use with caution, orange-red, Asian origin,1½", 95 days, said to have been tested out at over one million scoville unit, we recommend using extreme caution handling this one.

Cosmic Purple Carrots

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:20:38 GMT

BM75 Cosmic Purple
Wow - a purple carrot, orange inside, tapered 7", very sweet, these have extra healthy anti-oxidants, 60 days.

Pot n Patio Tomato

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:15:39 GMT

RTP416 Pot n Patio
Compact bush for patio pots, 1" cherry, super tender and tasty, crack resistant, det, 69 days.

Texas Tree Yucca

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:22:25 GMT

Does well anywhere in zones 5-10. Grows almost 20' tall and spreads about 8' wide. This giant of the genus is native to western Texas and northern Mexico. Its massive stems tower over the desert with 3 long, stiff, dagger-like leaves and huge spikes of ivory flowers. It takes many years to grow to specimen size.

Cork Oak Tree

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:31:49 GMT

Q32 Cork Oak Quercus Suber
Good for zones 7-9. Rounded evergreen tree with thick, corky bark that is deeply ridged. Dark glossy green 7" long leaves. Mature tree can reach 70 ft tall and spread to 50 ft. wide. Native to W. Mediterranean and N. Africa.
The tree forms a thick, rugged and corky bark. Over time this bark can develop considerable thickness and this can be harvested every 10 to 12 years as cork. The harvesting of cork does not harm the tree and a new layer of cork regrows, making it a renewable resource.
Cork Oaks live about 150 to 250 years. Virgin cork is the first cork cut from generally 25 year old trees. Another 10 to 12 years is required for the second harvest, and a tree can be harvested twelve times in its lifetime. Cork harvesting is done entirely without machinery.
Wine corks represent 15% of cork usage by weight but 66% of revenues.
Cork Oaks are sometimes planted as individual trees, providing a minor income to their owners. The tree is also cultivated for it's ornamental appeal.

Striped Toga Eggplant

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:20 GMT

Stunning 3 x 1" oval, orange with green stripes, strong mild flavor, holds well as excellent ornamental, 75 days.

Holly Oak Tree

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:44:49 GMT

Q15 Holly Oak Quercus Ilex Good for zones 7-9. Rounded evergreen tree with smooth dark gray bark and lanced shaped, dark glossy green leaves. Mature tree can reach 80 ft tall and spread to 70 ft. wide. Native to SW Europe.
It is a medium-size tree 20–27 m tall with finely square-fissured blackish bark and leathery evergreen leaves. The old leaves fall 1–2 years after new leaves emerge. The leaves are dark green above and pale whitish-grey with dense short hairs below. The leaf shape is variable, the adult leaves are entire, 4–8 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, while those on the lower branches of young trees are often larger (to 10 cm long), and are toothed or somewhat spiny. This is presumed to be for protection from grazing animals. In this, the foliage resembles that of the common European Holly Ilex aquifolium, and this resemblance has led to its common and botanic names. The name ilex is originally the classical Latin name for the Holm Oak, but was later also used as a botanical genus name for the hollies.
The wood is hard and tough, used since ancient times for general construction purposes as pillars, tools, wagons, vessels, and wine casks. Used as well as firewood, or in charcoal manufacture.
The Holly Oak is one of the top three trees used in the establishment of truffle orchards, or truffieres. Truffles grow in an ectomycorrhizal association with the tree's roots.
The acorns, like those of the Cork Oak, are edible (toasted or as a flour), and are an important food for free-range pigs reared for serrano ham production. Boiled in water, the acorns can also be used as a medicinal treatment for injury dis-infections.
It can be clipped to form a tall hedge, and it is suitable for coastal windbreaks, in any well drained soil. It forms a picturesque rounded head, with pendulous low-hanging branches. Its size and solid evergreen character gives it an imposing architectural presence that makes it valuable in many urban and garden settings.

Pik-A-Pie Pumpkin

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:53:32 GMT

1A328 Pik-A-Pie Pumpkin
A wonderful new hybrid pie pumpkin with a dark green, large handle that yields an abundance of excellent quality pie pumpkins measuring aobut 6 x 5 inches and weighing 5-6 pounds each. Pik-A-Pie could well be the number 1 selling pie size hybrid, and they also make excellent fall decorations.

Giant Spanish Dagger Yucca carnerosana

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:15:09 GMT

RHM141 Giant Spanish Dagger Yucca carnerosana
Very adaptable yucca, hardy to zone 5, good pot plant when young. Giant Spanish Dagger is one of the tree species of yucca, sometimes reaching 20 feet tall with a massive trunk about 1 foot in diameter. It flowers only once every three to four years, producing flower clusters up to 7 feet tall and weighing 70 pounds. Yuccas are very drought tolerant and adaptable to different soils as long as they are well drained.

Aristotle Basil

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:49:24 GMT

FB121 Aristotle Basil
A wonderful herb that you can grow for it's beautiful appearance and for it's delightful basil flavor. Forms perfect basketball-size mound, small green leaf, for large patio pot or basket. Use in any recipe you would normally use green basil. Annual.

Miniature Button Cacti

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:02 GMT

Tiny little, buttonlike cacti that are actually as small as a button. Loves to grow in cracks and crevices, and can withstand severe drying out. A challenge to grow, but well worth the effort.

Blackberry Lily

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:30:43 GMT

A beautiful, hardy perennial for almost any garden. Blackberry Lily derives its name from the clusters of shiny black seeds exposed when seed capsules split open. Even though it is called a lily it is actually in the Iris family. Fan-shaped leaves will reach 2 to 3 feet. They are hardy from zones 5 -10 in the U.S. Blackberry Lilies are native to China and Japan. Seeds need cold stratification.

Myanmar Morning Glory

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:29:32 GMT

RHM139 Myanmar Morning Glory Argyreia Wallichii
Very similar to the familiar Baby Woodrose. From the region formerly known as Burma. A vigorous thick vine developing large leaves from heart shape to nearly orbicular with some white in the underside. Produces numerous tubular funnel form flowers with the corolla whitish turning to pink or near purple.

Candle Stick Tree

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:53:29 GMT

RHM138 Candle Stick Tree Parmentiera Cerifera
This is a most unusual tree grown in warm areas for it's striking, waxy skinned green-yellow fruit that is popular in parts of Mexico. Fruits grow to 12" long and hang in clusters, thus the name. A Medium sized tree that does well in pots when young.
Grows well in tropical regions but will survive frosts, best suited for zones 9-11 outside. The Candle Stick Tree is fairly adaptable to a range of soils and climate conditions. Fruits and seeds are edible. It is native to Central and South America.

Canyon Oak

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:58:41 GMT

Q44 Canyon Oak Quercus Chrysolepis
Spreading, evergreen tree with whitish gray or red tinted bark and spiny-toothed, leathery, shining, dark green leaves to 3" long. Bears solitary acorns in spiny cups. Grows 70 ft. tall and spreads to 30 ft. Hardy to zones 7-9.
Canyon live oak is tolerant of a variety of soil types, including very rocky or cobbly environments. It is hardy to cold temperatures down to - 11 °F, and will grow in neutral to moderately acidic soils with pH ranges of 4.5 to 7.5. Canyon live oak grows at elevations of about 500 to 1500 meters in southwestern Oregon; in Northern California, from 100 to 1400 meters; and in Southern California, up to approximately 2700 meters. Quercus chrysolepis can be the dominant tree on steep canyon walls, especially in locations of shallow rocky soils.
Many species forage on Canyon live oak foliage including black-tailed jackrabbit, beaver, brush rabbit, red-backed vole, Sonoma chipmunk, cactus mouse, deer mouse, and porcupine.

Valley Oak

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:37 GMT

20 Valley Oak Quercus Lobata
Good for zones 6-8. Slow growing, spreading, deciduous tree with deeply furrowed, gray to brown bark. Ovate, dark green leaves to 3 inches long. Sweet, edible acorns. Mature tree can reach 50 ft tall and spread to 45 ft. wide. Native to California.
The Valley oak (Quercus lobata) is the largest of North American oaks. It ranges over the hot interior valleys of California. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years. This deciduous oak requires year-round access to groundwater.
Its grand stature was noted by early pioneers. Today it is an attractive addition to the California landscape.
Its thick, ridged bark is characteristic and evokes alligator hide. The Valley oak's felt-like deeply lobed leaves assist in rapid identification.

Amethyst Hibiscus

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:02:00 GMT

BM59 Amethyst
Huge 4" glowing white disks with deep purple eye, glossy green leaf. 36" tall, hardy to zone 5.

Jamaica Scotch Bonnet Red

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:52 GMT

PEP355 Jamaica Scotch Bonnet Red ( Very Hot Pepper! 100000-350000 SU)
Super hot, oblong 2" bonnet shape, for hot Caribbean dishes, tastes like Habanero, 90 days.

Sugar Daddy Petunia

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:13 GMT

PET185 Sugar Daddy Petunia ( Pelleted Seeds )
New! Light orchid with deep purple veins, early to flower, grows about 8" tall, blooms in 11 weeks from seed.

Peacock Flower

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:06:20 GMT

NB81 Peacock Flower Caesalpinia pulcherrima
The most popularly planted species of Caesalpinia is Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Common names for this species include Poinciana, Pride of Barbados , Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, and flamboyan-de-jardin. It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall, native to tropical America.
It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in tropical gardens. It is also the national flower of the Caribbean island of Barbados, and is depicted on the Queen's personal Barbadian flag.
Peacock flower is an evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates, a deciduous shrub in zone 9, and a returning perennial in zone 8. In the tropics it gets 15-20' tall and its ungainly, wide spreading branches can cover about the same width. In cultivation peacock flower is usually 8-12' tall, growing that large even after freezing to the ground the previous winter. The stem, branches and petioles are armed with sharp spines and the leaves are fernlike and twice compound, with many small, oval leaflets.
Peacock flower lives up to its name with incredibly showy blossoms of orange and red. The flowers are bowl shaped, 2-3" across, with five crinkled, unequal red and orange petals, and ten prominent bright red stamens that extend way beyond the corolla. The flowers are borne in terminal clusters 8-10" tall throughout most of the year in tropical climates and in late summer and fall where frosts occur. There also are forms with yellow and forms with dark red flowers. The fruits, typical legumes, are flat, 3-4" long, and when ripe they split open noisily to expose the little brown beans.

Texas Wild Olive

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:05:00 GMT

1A319 Texas Wild Olive Cordia boissieri
A good lawn or park tree for warm states. The flowers of the Texas Wild Olive are spectacular and gorgeous. Each individual flower is 12 - 2 inches or more across. The attractive blooms continue aggressively from late winter through mid to late summer. The rest of the year, the Texas Wild Olive flowers sporadically.
This is a great hummingbird plant. The yellow-throated, tubular/funnel-like white flowers attract hummingbirds, who ardently claim an individual tree as their own. Butterflies also love the nectar the flowers produce.
Fruit of the Texas Wild Olive is also useful in many ways. Many wild animals, birds and domestic cattle eat the fruit. The leaves are also consumed as forage. The fruit is edible to humans, though not very tasty and should only be consumed with great moderation. In certain parts of Mexico, leaves are used as a medicinal tea to treat rheumatism and bronchial congestion. Some people find this a soothing remedy for the misery associated with the common cold. The Texas Wild Olive is a drought-tolerant and frost-resistant plant, tolerating temperatures in the high 20's. In a severe frost, Texas Wild Olives may loose their leaves. Suggested zones are 8b-10.

River She Oak

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:48:25 GMT

NB80 River She Oak Casuarina cunninghamiana
Best suited for zones 9-11. A fast growing evergreen tree, the largest of the Casuarina, very fast growing to 65 feet tall, 40 feet spread; with gray bark with small platelets and needle-like foliage
Trees are usually found in sunny locations along stream banks and swampy areas. It’s widely recognised as an important tree for stabilising riverbanks and for soil erosion prevention accepting wet and dry soils. The foliage is quite palatable to stock. Casuarina cunninghamiana is frost tolerant down to around -7 °C and is widely used effectively as a screening plant. It is useful on windy sites and is also suited to coastal areas. C. cunninghamiana has been introduced into several other countries for the purpose of soil stabilisation.
Superficially resembling pines because of their needles, the casuarinas also bear small cones and form beds of dry needles resembling the mat under a pine tree. Their dark-red tough wood is responsible for the occasional name beefwood, while the wide medullary rays suggested the name oak. Though the timber was shipped to Britain, it was not equal to oak imported from Britain; hence the prefix 'she-' (sorry ladies, but we are talking about 1800).
The wood was used in the past for making boomerangs and clubs. Small red flowers on female trees make it clear that something unusual is going on and examination of the needles with a lens reveals tiny leaves in the form of teeth surrounding the needles at junctions that are clearly visible to the naked eye. The cones are barrel shaped and formed of rings of bivalves, the number in each ring being about the same as the number of leaf teeth. The arrangement does not follow the spiral plan of the conifers. Each bivalve opens meridionally to release one winged seed.

Lilac Bush

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:20 GMT

The Common Lilac is also known as 'Old-fashioned French Lilac'. Extremely fragrant with a broad, rounded habit makes it a wonderful lawn plant. Native to southeastern Europe.
Lilac is a deciduous shrub that will grow almost anywhere in zones 3-9, up to 15 feet tall with simple, dark green, opposite, heart shaped leaves 2 to 4 inches long and 1.5 to 3 inches wide, and of course the delightful flowers.
The fragrant lilac flowers bloom on the previous year's wood. Showy, fragrant, light purple, pink or even white flowers, in mid-spring, in large terminal clusters, 4 to 8 inches long. Pruning should be done after the blooming is finished. They transplant easily. We often wonder why this wonderful shrub is not more common in yards, gardens and parks as it is easily maintained, makes a nice hedge and features beautiful fragrant flowers in spring.
Seeds will need to cold stratified for about 90 days before planting, or can be late fall planted in outside temperatures for spring germination.

Red Oak Tree

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:58 GMT

Q35 Red Oak Quercus Rubra
Good for zones 5-9. Fast growing, spreading deciduous tree with attractive gray to grayish brown bark. Dark green leaves. Mature tree can reach 80 ft tall and spread to 70 ft. wide. Native to E. US.
The northern red oak is one of the most important oaks for timber production in North America. The wood is of high value. Other related oaks are also cut and marketed as Red Oak, although their wood is not always of as high a quality. These include black oak, scarlet oak, pin oak, shumard oak, southern red oak and other species in the red oak group. The northern red oak is widely planted and naturalized also in Central Europe.
Red oak wood grain is so open that smoke can be blown through it from end-grain to end-grain on a flatsawn board.
A 10-year-old tree will be about 5 m (15 ft) tall.
Northern red oak is easy to recognize by its bark, which feature bark ridges that appear to have shiny stripes down the center. A few other oaks have bark with this kind of appearance in the upper tree, but the northern red oak is the only tree with the striping all the way down the trunk.

Swamp White Oak

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:08:59 GMT

Q4 Swamp White Oak Quercus BicolorGood for zones 4-9. One of the fastest growing oaks, forms a large canopy and prefers moist sites. Transplants easily and offers wildlife food as well as being an excellent landscape specimen. Mature tree can reach 70-100 ft tall and spread to 50-70 ft. wide. Native to North America.
It is one of the more important white oaks for lumber production. In recent years, the swamp white oak has become a popular landscaping tree, partly due to its relative ease of transplanting.

Coast Live Oak

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:57 GMT

Q2 Coast Live Oak Quercus Agrifolia
Good for zones 9-10. Spreading, Evergreen tree with reddish brown to gray colored bark and dark green spiny toothed leaves. Mature tree can reach 70 ft tall and spread to 50 ft. wide. Native to California.

Chinese Chestnut Tree

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:17:32 GMT

FDR76 Chinese Chestnut Castanea mollissima
Chinese Chestnut is a deciduous tree growing to about 60 feet tall with a broad crown. The nuts are edible, and the tree is widely cultivated in eastern Asia.
Chinese Chestnuts have evolved over a long period of time in coexistence with the bark fungal disease chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica, formerly Endothia parasitica), and have evolved a very successful resistance to the blight, probably more so than any other species of chestnut, so that, although it is not immune, it typically sustains no more than minor damage when infected.
It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in July, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Insects. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

American Chestnut Tree

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:58:57 GMT

FDR75 American Chestnut Castanea dentata
The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range.
The American Chestnut is a prolific bearer of nuts, usually with three nuts enclosed in each spiny green burr, and lined in tan velvet. The nuts develop through late summer, the burrs opening and falling to the ground near the first fall frost.
The American Chestnut was a very important tree for wildlife, providing much of the fall mast for species such as White-tailed Deer and Wild Turkey and, formerly, the Passenger Pigeon. Black Bears were also known to eat the nuts to fatten up for the winter.
Best suited for zones 5-8.

Alexandria Strawberry Seed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:24:14 GMT

NB76 Alexandria (Fragaria vesca)
Alpine strawberries from seed.
Day-neutral. These decorative little plants produce delicious, aromatic red strawberries, about twice the size of wild berries but much smaller than the standard type. Perennials, Alpine strawberries stay compact and produce few runners, making them suitable for rock gardens, path edgings, pots, and window boxes. They begin producing the second spring, sometimes the first fall. Grows best in zones 5-8. 100-120 days to bear fruit.

Black Cardamom Spice Plant

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:16:39 GMT

NB75 Black Cardamom Amomum subulatum
This is a wonderful spice plant that may be grown in tubs in shady areas in warm climates. A clustering ginger with stems growing up to 5ft tall. Leaves are found on the upper portion of the stem. This is an evergreen plant with the old stems dying down after a few years. The rhizomes are a dull red in color. Flower buds appear in spring from the base of the rhizome. The peduncle is short and the buds encased in tight red bracts. Flowers appear from spring through mid summer. Individual flowers stay open for three days and more and new ones open successively.
Black cardamom has a fresh and aromatic aroma. Camphor is easily discernible in its odor. By virtue of the traditional drying procedure over open flames, the spice also acquires a strong smoky flavor. Not sure that this could be grown for it's spice properties in cooler climates, but well worth the effort to grow this plant for it's ornamental appearance.

Dwarf Elephant Ears

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:15:34 GMT

NB74 Dwarf Elephant Ears Colocasia Fallax
One of the hardiest elephant ear varieties, and the only one we have found that can be grown from seed. Boasts a silver splash highlighting the center vein of matt-green, with smaller silver veins radiating from the center to the leaf edge. Leaves are rounded and have a velvety-texture.
The plants are adorned all summer with small yellow spathe and spadix flowers. The 18" tall plants make 2' wide clumps in 3 years, but should spread faster in very wet soils by means of short above ground stolons, quite unique and very beautiful.
Elephant Ear varieties are hardy in zones 7-10 as perennials, suitable in zones 4-6 as annuals.

Frangipani Vine

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:11:29 GMT

NB73 Frangipani vine Chonemorpha macrophylla
This large-leafed, coarse vine from India featurs large clusters of blooms with a subtle fragrance, best in full sun and acid soil. Large shiny leaves, prominent veins, superb white similar to Frangipani, propellor shaped, delicious rich scent. Flowers are pure white with yellow center. Use it on larger structures (trellises, columns), or allow it to ramble over tall trees. This is a stunning vine, flowering profusely from May - July; one of the powerful lianas of the Indian and Malayan forests, climbing to the tops of the tallest trees. This plant goes dormant in subtropical climate and usually loses leaves if temperature gets below 60F, but it is somewhat cold tolerant (30-40F) and can survive mild frost for a short period.

Lace Veil Fern

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:03:10 GMT

NB71 Lace Veil Fern Asparagus pseudoscaber
This is a very ornamental plant that has many uses, especially in flower arrangements. The leaves are lacy and finely cut, with light dainty foliage. Late in the season bright red berries adorn the female plants. In the fall the plants turn from yellow to gold. Will grow to 4 ft,, the foliage is not upright, but arches outward, a single plant will produce loads of arrangement material, but it can also be grown in the garden for it's ornamental appeal. Said to be hardy to zone 5 outside, will die off in winter, but come back the following spring.

Himalayan Lily

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:59:33 GMT

NB72 Himalayan Lily Lilium Wallichianum
This is a true species lily with stiff green stems that are ringed purple and bear linear to lance-shaped, deep green leaves. Has umbels of up to 4 large, very fragrant, trumpet-shaped, white or cream flowers, tinged yellow or green. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Deadhead spent flowers, but wait until stems and leaves turn yellow to cut back to within a few inches of the ground. Spring and fall are the best time to transplant, even though they can be transplanted any time. Provide ample moisture while flowering, but can take periods of drought otherwise. A perennial best suited for zones 7-9, but can be grown in a couple of cooler zones if protected or dug up in winter. Easy to start from seeds, but seeds do need a period of cold stratification in the fridge before sowing.

Colville Glory Tree

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:27:58 GMT

1A326 Colville Glory Tree ( Colvillea racemosa)
This is a rare, beautiful, flowering tree. Grown outside in zone 10 and higher, but a good tub specimen when young, provides flowers in fall and winter. It grows up right. It has fine leaves like a fern. It is related to the Royal Poinciana. Beautiful cluster of orange flowers!