Name | Sea Holly - My denotation "A" |
Genus/Species | Eryngium pandurifolium |
Family | Apiaceae (Umbelliferaceae) |
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Name | Sea Holly - My denotation "B" |
Genus/Species | Eryngium agavifolium |
Family | Apiaceae (Umbelliferaceae) |
Type | Perennial |
Aka | Agave leafed Sea Holly |
Origin | Europe, North Africa, Turkey |
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Hardy | Very |
Use | Garden oddity |
Zones | 5 - 9 |
Attract | Bees, birds, butterflies |
Sun | Full sun to partial shade |
Water | Protect from excess winter water Drought tolerant |
Soil | Poor to rich, dry, well drained |
Size | 4 - 6' x 3 - 4' |
Leaf | Prickly gray green |
Flower | Bizarre grey green thistle |
Bloom | Summer to fall |
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Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/57260/index.html |
My notes | Mine were started from seeds |
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Name | Snail Vine |
Genus/Species | Vigna caracalla |
Family | Fabaceae |
Type | Tender Perennial |
Aka | Phaseolus caracalla or P gigantea, Caracalla Bean |
Origin | South America, to Europe in 1700's |
General | Requires hot exposure to bloom |
Use | Summer screen or bank cover |
Zones | 12-24, but does ok in 9 |
Sun | Hot exposure, full sun to part shade |
Water | Little to normal, droops easily to tell you it needs water |
Soil | Clay loam or alkaline |
Size | Trailing to 15 or 20 feet |
Plant | Thinish vine |
Leaf | Light green, heart shaped like pea leaf |
Flower | Purple oddly shaped spirals, like a snail |
Bloom | Free blooming all spring and summer, into fall |
Seeds | Hard to find, needs ants |
Prune | Clip tendrils Nov to Dec for Jan to Mar bloom |
Prop | Seeds or cuttings, air layering easy |
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Seeds I received from a friend sprouted, seeds were over 1/4" in diameter | |
Enemies | Snails, lol |
Notes: | Requires ants to do the germinating |
Half hardy, poor below 40 or 50 | |
Picture | http://almostedenplants.com/mall/Snailvine.asp |
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/53274/ | |
My notes | I found one seed in the mother plant I use for cuttings, but it was teensy,
1/32". A friend sent me seeds and they were huge, over 1/4" and three of six of those sprouted. I keep it potted and bring it into the winter greenhouse. |
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Name | Staghorn Fern |
Genus/Species | Platycerium bifurcatum |
Family | Polypodiaceae |
Type | Fern, tender perennial |
Aka | Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears |
Origin | Tropical regions, Australia and New Guinea |
General | Oddity |
Hardy | 20 with lathe protection |
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Zones | 15-17, 19-24 |
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Sun | Indirect light, north or east windows are best |
Water | Regular but not too much, can dry out between waterings |
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Size | 3' x 3' |
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Leaf | Long dusty looking blue green |
Flower | Insignificant |
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Prop | Offsets |
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Notes: | Fertile fronds are forked, sterile ones are flat, pale green aging to brown |
Often sold as P alciorne | |
Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/2740/index.html |
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Name | Stevia |
Genus/Species | Stevia rebaudiana |
Family | Asteraceae |
Type | Perennial herb |
Aka | Eupatorium rebaudianum Candy Leaf |
Origin | Northern South America |
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Notes: | Sweetener, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, diuretic, cardiotonic, contraceptive, and tonic |
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Name | Sweet Pea |
Genus/Species | Lathyrus odoratus |
Family | Fabaceae |
Type | Annual |
Origin | Mediterrean |
General | Plant in early spring - does not do well in the heat |
Use | Wall, tall edging |
Zones | All |
Attract | Bees, butterfly |
Sun | Full sun, partial works too |
Water | Moderate to little |
Soil | Any |
Size | to 5' tall |
Flower | Old Fashioned - wide variety |
Bloom | Spring to summer |
Seeds | Pea pods after bloom, pick before brown when they explode |
Prune | Trim for repeat bloom before summer heat |
Requires support, trellis | |
Prop | Seeds |
Notes: | If you plant these near garden peas, you can differeniate between seed pods as sweet peas pods are hairy and seed is brown |
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Name | Sycamore tree |
Genus/Species | Platanus |
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Type | Deciduois tree |
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Hardy | Very |
Use | Shade tree |
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Sun | Full |
Water | Average |
Soil | Average |
Size | 40' x 40' |
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Danger | Roots can be invasive, dont plant next to power lines like we did |
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My notes | Single seed pod = American (P. frutescens) Leaf leaves are wider than they are long Double seed pods = London planetree (Platanus X acerfolia) Leaf lobes are long as they are wide Three or more pods = Oriental planetree (P. orientalis) Leaf lobes are longer than wide and very deeply incised |
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