Name | Madagascar Jasmine |
Genus/Species | Stephanotis floribunda |
Family | Asclepiadaceae |
Type | Evergreen vine, tender perennial |
Origin | Madagascar |
General | |
Hardy | Night 15-30, day 59-86 |
Use | Fragrance |
Zones | 23, 24 or indoors |
Attract | |
Sun | Cool roots, filtered light, am sun only, south is too hot |
Water | Regular, do not over water, minimum during winter |
Soil | Good drainage, best in turfy loam, mild acidic |
Size | 15 - 30 feet |
Growth | Rapid but slow in containers |
Leaf | Waxy, thick oval green to 4" long |
Flower | 1-2" funnel white waxy fragrant clustered blossoms |
Bloom | Summer to fall |
Feed | Regularly, not in winter |
Prop | Cuttings or shoots |
Enemies | Scale, mealy bugs |
Notes: | Needs cool roots, tops in filtered sun, bright light Bring indoors for winter, outside for summer Let houseplants dry out during the winter for a rest Needs trellis support Temp changes causes bud drop Does not flower indoors well |
Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/53785/index.html |
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Name | Malva |
Genus/Species | Malva sylvesris zebrina |
Family | Malvaceae |
Type | Perennial |
Aka | Mallow |
Origin | Europe |
General | Short lived but striking |
Hardy | Not very, treat as annual |
Use | Edging, distinct flowers |
Zones | 1 - 9, 14 - 24 |
Sun | Full sun |
Water | Regular water |
Soil | Well drained |
Size | 2 - 4 feet tall, 2 feet wide |
Flower | White to pink with purple stripes, very striking |
Bloom | Summer to fall |
Seeds | Plentiful |
Prune | Dead head for re bloom |
Prop | Seeds or cutting in spring |
Enemies | Snails |
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Name | Manzanita |
Genus/Species | Arctostaphylos |
Family | Ericacea |
Type | Evergreen shrub |
Aka | Emerald Carpet |
Origin | |
General | Woody dense, uniform carpet |
Hardy | to -50 |
Use | Ground cover |
Zones | 6-9, 14-24 |
Attract | |
Sun | Full sun or light shade |
Water | Very drought resistant Deep irrigation in hot valleys every 2 -3 weeks |
Soil | Any |
Size | 8-14" tall, 5 foot spread |
Plant | Roundish mounds |
Leaf | Bright green leaves |
Flower | Insignificant small pink |
Bloom | Spring? |
Seeds | Red berries |
Notes: | One plant can last many years |
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Name | Marsh Mallow |
Genus/Species | Althaea officinalis |
Family | Malvaceae |
Type | Perennial herb |
Aka | |
Origin | Europe, brought to America as medicinal |
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Sun | Sun to partial sun |
Water | Drought tolerant, do not overwater |
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Size | 2' tall, 4 feet wide |
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Leaf | Velvety soft spade, gray green |
Flower | 1 1/2" white |
Bloom | Summer to fall |
Seeds | Hollyhock type |
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Notes: | The root pulp was mixed with honey in Egypt 3000 years ago to make marshmellows? |
Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/1077/index.html |
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Name | Money Tree |
Genus/Species | Pachira aquatica |
Family | |
Type | Evergreen tree |
Aka | Wild Cocoa tree, Guinea chestnut |
Origin | Tropical S America, Mexico around rivers and lakes |
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Sun | Med to high indirect |
Water | Minimum, do not overwater Other sources say water loving |
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Size | To 100 feet in wet tropics, 30 in landscape |
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Leaf | |
Flower | Fragrant, lasts one day. Five outer petals, 100's of stamens |
Bloom | Late fall, early winter |
Seeds | Chestnut type |
Feed | Min |
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Notes: | Young leaves and flowers are cooked Fruit roasted like chestnuts |
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Genus/Species | Pelargonium citrosum Van Leenii |
Family | Geraniaceae |
Type | Perennial shrub |
General | Supposedly repels mosquitoes, I do not concur |
Use | Patio pots |
Sun | Full to partial sun |
Water | Sparingly water, does not like wet feet, allow to dry |
Soil | Average |
Plant | Happy bright green plant, just smells odd if youtouch it |
Size | to 3' by 3' |
Leaf | Heavily lobed, rough, pugent lemon scent |
Flower | Tiny pink geraniums |
Bloom | Off and on all year |
Seeds | None found yet |
Feed | Standard |
Prune | Trim for bushiness, remove dead leaves, common occurrence |
Prop | Cuttings |
Notes: | Grows best between 65 and 85, does not like intense heat but tolerates it |
Handles freezing weather | |
Pests | None, the leaves smell awful |
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Name | Mountain Sage |
Genus/Species | Salvia clevelandii |
Family | Lamiaceae (Labiatae) |
Type | Evergreen shrub |
Aka | Blue sage |
Origin | Native to southwest |
General | Incredible musky fragrance, hard to find |
Zones | 10-24 (we are 9, it does fine) |
Attracts | Bees, butterflies, birds |
Sun | Full sun |
Water | Some summer water, drought resistant |
Soil | Well drained |
Size | 3 - 5 feet tall, 3' wide |
Plant | Roundish shrub with artful woody stems |
Leaf | Grey green |
Flower | Purple blue round clusters on tall spires |
Bloom | May to August (blooms second year) |
Seeds | Easy to collect if finches dont get them first |
Prop | Seeds or cuttings |
Scatter seeds and place just the gentlest layer of fine dirt over them | |
Seedling is ever so tiny, slow growing, grey, odd spade shaped, sprouts within 2 weeks | |
Picture | http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/salclevelandii.htm |
My notes | This is one of our all time favorites, hard to find. I have seedlings this year!!!! |
Flower spires are great for dried arrangements | |
We are making incense and sage wands from this - delicious | |
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Evening Primrose aka Mexican primrose
Just one thing. Don't plant this where it can get loose. OMG.
My picture of my Grandpa Otts is at: updated Aug 10