As an experiment, we planted some of the native, woodland-growing Cardamine douglassii ‘Southern Lady’ in full sun last year to see if it would survive. We figured since it goes summer dormant, it should work fine. Well, here is a photo from the gardens yesterday…a smashing success. It is interesting and unexpected that it started
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Here is another plant of Arisaema ringens in the garden that’s a few days further developed, and is already showing the cobra head flowering structure.
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While cutting back winter damaged cast iron plants in the garden, we discovered a nice seed crop on Aspidistra elatior ‘Asahi’. We expect the white leaf pattern to come true from seed, but we’ll see. Have you ever sown seed from your aspidistra?
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Here is the wonderful woodland wild ginger, Asarum forbesii ‘Mercury’ in full flower here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden. We’ve grown this since the early 1990’s and this is the first year we’ve had enough to divide and share.
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The first of the cobra lilies has finally broken through the ground…here is Arisaema ringens in the garden yesterday. The leaf sheath opens to reveal the leaf and floral stalk.
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I had to share this photo from the gardens here at Juniper Level…Crocus vernus ‘King of the Striped’. We don’t carry crocus, but this new favorite came from our friends at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. This is one large and seriously cool crocus!
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This Darrell Probst introduction is looking so good in our cold frames today…I wish you could see it in person. Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ is a large growing, vigorous clumper that no shade garden should be without!
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Looking good today is Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’…a plant we originally obtained from Epimedium guru, Darrell Probst. This is a compact, spreading clone that always seems to draw attention. The leaves turn green after the spring flush…a truly superb fairy wing.
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Here’s a new photo of Epimedium ‘Pretty in Pink’….a Plant Delights Nursery introduction…a great combination of large flowers and mottled foliage.
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Finally, the epimediums have started to pop in the cold frames and they look wonderful. We’re also seeing the first few stalks starting in the garden, but they are several weeks behind. The weather forecasts…if you believe long range forecasts, calls for our last frost of the spring this Wednesday night…hoorah! Here’s a photo I
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