Several weeks ago, we shipped an order of Aconitum (monkshood) plants to the Hollywood producers of NCIS-LA for an episode of the show which just aired involving monkshood poisoning. You can find episode 11-24 titled Traitor on line and watch our plants have their 15 minutes of fame.
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Plant Delights still has an open position for a Full-Time Facilities Maintenance Specialist. We’re looking for a handyman with good skills in a variety of areas. You can find more by clicking the link above. We’re also looking for some part-time help in this division as well. If this sounds like you or someone you
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Congratulations to Mark Weathington who has been hired as the next Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum. Visitors have no doubt noticed the changes to the arboretum during Mark’s tenure as assistant director, so we look forward to even more exciting times as Mark assumes the helm!
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With the retirement of Dr. Larry Mellichamp from the UNC-Charlotte Botanical Garden, UNC-C is looking to fill his position with two people. The first position to be advertised is a Research Specialist, who will manage the greenhouse and gardens. If you’re interested, the position is only open until the end of November.
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One of our favorite woodland garden plants is the evergreen solomon’s seal, Disporopsis pernyi. Here’s a photo I just took to show how good it still looks after several nights around 20 degrees F. It’s also about as tolerant of deep shade as any plant we grow. We’ve had reports of it being winter hardy
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The key to determining which lycoris will grow well in your area is foliage emergence time. Lycoris, as a group, are summer flowering bulbs, whose foliage emerges after flowering and grows during the winter season. Lycoris can be divided into two groups…those whose foliage emerges in fall/early winter, and those whose foliage emerges in late
As the foliage dies down, the garden reveals all kinds of treasures like seed head on the voodoo lily, Sauromatum venosum. The seed are easy to germinate, but use gloves to handle them, since many aroids contain skin tingling compounds.
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The hardy Schefflera delavayi is looking great after two nights in the 20s this year…still in full flower. We’ve got a great looking crop ready to ship! These survived single digits last year with no problem and have been growing happily here since 2003. We’d love to hear from folks who have tried them in
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The amazing Southeast US native shrub mints are looking great now in mid-fall. Here is one of my favorites…Conradina canescens here in the garden…in full flower to go along with its minty foliage. Good drainage and full sun are the keys to success.
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One of the reason we are so passionate about plant trialing is that we can avoid offering plants like this phlox. This is Purple Eye Flame phlox taken in our gardens this week, part of the Bar Series from the Netherlands. While many of the phlox from this “disease resistant” series are excellent, others leave
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