Cicada love
Anita just discovered and photographed some cicada love when she heard some unexplained loud “sighing” in the perennial border the other day. Seems many critters are also enjoying the summer garden.
Agave ovatifolia mutant
Here’s a teaser for the morning. We’ve assembled a rather fun collection of variegated agaves (century plants), and here is a one-of-a-kind mutation we found on Agave ovatifolia, where the chimeral pattern is stable on one side of the plant and unstable on the other side. The next chance to see this in person is
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Agapanthus ‘Ellamae’
Not all agapanthus are created equal, and in our trials, Agapanthus ‘Ellamae’ is one of the best, flowering well after our cold winter. Here is it in the gardens at Juniper Level today…a lovely addition to the summer garden.
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Musa ‘Helen’s Hybrid’
This winter was great at sorting out winter hardiness of several plants, and one of the nice surprises was Musa ‘Helen’s Hybrid’…a cross of Musa sikkimensis with nice reddish leaf backs. Here it is today at 10′ tall…survived with no mulch or protection.
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Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’
Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ is also looking quite nice in the garden today as you’ll see if you join us for the final two days of our Summer Open Nursery and Garden. This is the first plant we named and introduced over 30 years ago. Sunny and well drained soils are the key for growing this
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Sabatia kennedyana
Looking quite lovely in the garden now is our native Sabatia kennedyana. This easy-to-grow perennial needs slightly moist soil and several hours of sun daily. Sabatia is a rather small plant, with all the flowering stems emerging from a rather tiny basal rosette. Sabatia is first cousin to the better known gentians.
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Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’
Unlike most hibiscus, I can’t detect a bit of blue in Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’…but then, you know what they say about most men being color blind. The hardy hibiscus are just looking fantastic in the garden now…how many do you grow?
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Canna and Sporobolus grass
Here’s a fun combination in the garden today where we used the airy ornamental grass, Sporobolus wrightii as a backdrop for the bold texture of Canna ‘Australia’. You’ll see this and more if you drop by this weekend for the final three days of our Summer Open Nursery and Garden.
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Euphorbia corollata
I just snapped this photo of Euphorbia corollata in our garden. This amazing North American native is virtually unknown in gardens, despite being easy to grow and having amazing flower power through the summer. In the wild, it grows in deep shade, where it barely flowers. Instead, plant it in full sun with cacti and
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Dasylirion berlandieri (Sotol)
We’ve had great flowering on the sotols this year as shown here with our clump of Dasylirion berlandieri. Unlike agave, dasylirions don’t die after flowering. These North American native are incredible insect attractants when in flower. Hot, sunny, and well-drained are the keys to growing good sotols.
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