Mulberry Creek Herb Farm

Hyssop, Blue

Hyssopus officinalis `Blue'


Blue flower spikes appear throughout the growing season. This miniature semi-evergreen shrub is extremely hardy and ideal for hedges and borders. It is easily clipped but be aware of bees- it's an important source of pollen for them. Overlook the bitter fragrance as it flavors heavy meats and liqueurs quite nicely, or so I have read.

Hyssop, Pink

Hyssopus officinalis `Pink'
Semi-evergreen, nice bloomer and bee attractor. Like ""Blue Hyssop"" but with tasteful pink flowers. Another ""poor man's boxwood"" hedge.

Hyssop, White

Hyssopus officinalis 'Albus'


A white flowering variety for the moonlight garden.

Iberis- Candytuft, Snow Cushion

Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cushion'


Perhaps our Creator took the perennial, Spring blooming Candytuft, stuck it in the dryer too long and pulled out this shrunken version a mere 2"" high and a foot in diameter. Distribute these white bloomers in front of Summer & Fall flowers for a full season of changing colors.

Ice Plant, Heart-Leaf Apple

Aptenia cordata `Red Apple'
Our neighbor, Mr. Johnson, a plant and train collector, gave us this beauty of carmine red, 3/4ö flowers on a carpet of emerald green, heart shaped leaves. Nearly every walk-in customer asked what it was. For months we weren't sure. After selling out, we tracked down the botanical name. Grows anywhere, including full shade, albeit with fewer flowers. Fills a 12ö hanging basket by summer's end!

Ice Plant, Heart-Leaf Apricot

Aptenia cordata sp.
After the incredible response for ôHeart-Leaf Apple,ö Mr. Johnson came by with this, which ended up just as popular. Whoever's responsible for these 3 introductions - Thanks!. Combine with ôMarble Ruffles Cuban Oreganoö for theultimate low maintenance basket.

Ice Plant, Heart-Leaf Variegated

Aptenia cordata 'Variegata'


Check another ôHoly Grailö off Mark's list. While researching ôHeart-Leaf Carpet Appleö there was a reference to a strongly variegated form with red flowers and he found it. True to its flashy description, it sold out as fast as we could propagate it for our retail public. Order early!

Ice Plant, M & Mini Sunshine

Delosperma rogersii 'Mulberry Mini Sunshine'
We selected this seedling because of its slighty larger and distinctly brighter yellow flowers than ""Ice Plant, Mini Yellow."" Same tight little mound with flowers that stop blooming only when it is overwatered. Sounds like a ""Jar Gem"" to me.

Ice Plant, M & Mini Wine

Delosperma rogersii 'Mulberry Mini Wine'.


Chianti red flowers covering 2-3"" mounds distinguish this fine ""Ice Plant"" adaptable to a miniature garden, in ground, in container or in a hanging basket with other sun lovers. Here's an idea for a mini landscape: choose a tree (""Spicy Globe Basil""), a shrub (this plant & and ""Erodium""), a lawn interest (""Knawel Cushion"") and grass (""Blue Eyed Grass, Dwarf Purple or Yellow"").

Ice Plant, Tiny Pink

Delosperma sp. ex. Beaufort West
An outstanding addition to our non-stop blooming ""Mini Ice Plant"" collection is this baby pink delosperma from Michigan's Arrowhead Alpines. It is described as ""From the Niewveld Mountains outside Beaufort West"" (wherever that is). Root some pieces in the fall for indoor winter blooms and an insurance policy that you have it for next year.

Ice Plant, Tiny White

Delosperma aberdeenense 'Abbey Snow'


In a strawberry jar, these pure white, all season flowers and succulent small leaves add balance and needed ""breath"" to bright, tropical combinations.

Ice Plant, Trailing Yellow

Delosperma sp. (ie we haven't a clue)


A drought ""Survivor"" like the popular 'John Proffit' but with sunshine yellow ""stars."" Narrow, blue-green leaves grow faster & long. This tender perennial is winter hardy to Zone 7 and a cheerful addition to baskets or rock garden.

Ice Plant, Tropical Tequila Sunrise

Malephora crocea 'Tequila Sunrise'


Either shock the neighbors with an outrageous pairing of their hot, orange-red flowers and ""Voodoo Sedum"" in a strawberry jar OR compile a sunny hanging basket with ""Trailing Yellow Ice Plants."" In any case, you've got color all Summer including their large, blue, thick needled succulent foliage.

Ice Plant, Yellow Rosette

Delosperma basuticum (congestum Gold Nugget)


This ranks second hardiest of our ""Ice Plants."" Large 1 inch yellow flowers in late spring/early summer bedeck the succulent, cylindrical, blue/green leaves. At home in our sloped rockgarden or at the edge of the miniature perennial border.

Jade, Bad-Hair-Day

Crassula muscosa (C. lycopodoides)


Mark's common name may reveal his quirky sense of humor, but if you saw the haphazard growth pattern you'd chuckle and agree. It may be a slow growing jade only a weird plant collector could love, but if you're looking for a Southwest scene in container, ground or outdoor railroad set-up, here's your miniature saguaro cactus stand-in.

Jade, Bonsai Tree

Crassula sarcocaulis


Clearly its common name demonstrates how easy it is to have bonsai look with not much intervention. It grows into a tree on its own. While it'll eventually reach 3 feet or more, you have many years to play around with it before you have to haul out a wine barrel sized container.

Jade, Gollums Trumpet

Crassula X 'Gollum'


Just as odd looking as Lord of the Ring's ""Smeagol"", imagine a normal Jade Plant but with the leaves rolled up giving the overall appearance of fluted rolls of wrapping paper stashed vertically in a small wastebasket. Geez! I wish we could afford that nice digital camera about now! Use it as a ""tree"" for a dish garden or an interesting strawberry jar topper.

Jade, Mini Pine Tree

Crassula tetragona


Fast growing, pointed cigar-shaped leaves encircle the stem creating a kind of Ponderosa Pine looking Jade Tree.

Jade, Mini Pine Tree 5 in.

Crassula tetragona


Fast growing, pointed cigar-shaped leaves encircle the stem creating a kind of Ponderosa Pine looking Jade Tree.

Jade, Tiny Bush

Monanthus subcrassicaulis
Dark green, also black, 1/4 inch, miniature, ""pickle"" leaves form small bushes and are a great contrast in color next to ""Aeonium Variegated"" in your strawberry jar or shrub in a mini landscape.

Jade, Totally Tubular

Crassula tubulifolia


Care for this as you would any other Jade with the advantage of slower growth allowing a few years in a mini landscape indoors. Like all our tender perennials in Ohio, we free these plants to the outdoors each Summer. More tree-like than ""Hobbit"" and totally tubular -man.

Jade, Totally Tubular 5in.

Crassula tubulifolia


Care for this as you would any other Jade with the advantage of slower growth allowing a few years in a mini landscape indoors. Like all our tender perennials in Ohio, we free these plants to the outdoors each Summer. More tree-like than ""Hobbit"" and totally tubular -man.

Jade, Variegated

Crassula argentea 'Variegata'


Take a clue from its species: argentea which refers to silver or white. Artistic strokes of creamy white shimmer to almost silvery highlights in the summer sun while the airbrushed pink margins deepen in hue. With such natural beauty and tolerance of our dry winter home, I don't mind scooping it into a container for our pleasure in December after we've enjoyed it outdoors in the warm months.

Kalanchoe, PANDA PLANT

Kalanchoe tomentosa


Panda is an appropriate common name for this plant if you compare appearances. Both are fuzzy, gray, and adorable but the plant is unquestionably easier to care for indoors, where most gardeners need to move it, in the frigid months. More specifically, 3"" long leaves, with black dotted edging, radiate from a central stem that can branch with careful pruning. Partner this panda in the sun with a ""Wooster's Dwarf Bamboo"" nearby in light shade and see if anyone is clever enough to catch the connection.

Kenilworth Ivy, Mini

Cymbalaria muralis 'Nana'
All summer, pale pink, miniature snapdragon flowers prance over tiny, ivy-leaved, bright green foliage. Don't be fooled by its delicate appearance- it's a tough, ground-hugging, politely spreading groundcover, but, the more sun it gets, the more water it wants.

Lady's Mantle, Dwarf Red-Stem

Alchemilla erythropoda


Here a 3” version that grows about the size of “Alpine Lady’s Mantle” but has more of the typical leaves, except they are very blue-green and have rhubarb red stems. Confused yet, well suffice to say that this one looks very unique and makes a great addition to an afternoon shady faery garden, trough, or alpine garden.

Lady’s Mantle, Parsley- Leaf

Alchemilla episila
Smaller and more compact than “Thriller,” yet I wouldn’t consider it dwarf status. Instead, “Parsley leaf” is a very clean, shade loving mound from which arise the yellow flowers in summer. And guess what? The deer hate the taste of this too!

Lady’s Mantle, Thriller

Alchemilla mollis `Thriller'


Brighter yellow flower clusters distinguish this variety from the normal ""Lady's Mantle."" Makes a classy cut flower filler; a refreshing change from ""Baby's Breath"". Combine with ""Astilbe"" and lilies. Medicinally used as a poultice to stop bleeding or as a heart tonic and mild sedative tea.

Lamb’s Ear, Helen Von Stein

Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein'


Lady bugs rejoice! After many tries, we finally received the real thing. Six to ten inch fuzzy leaves give this variety its other name ""Big Ears"" and a warm winter home for beneficial lady beetles in the North. Holds up better in the heat and humidity, maybe because it is not as fuzzy, albeit just as fun to pet.

Lampranthus, Trailing Tiger Jaws

Lampranthus blandus 'Pink Vygie'


Last year we featured South Africa at our annual herb fair. We sought out plants from that country and this is one from West Cape, S.A. Blue-gray ""Tiger Jaw"" leaves decorate long, pink trailing stems. Large, pale pink-red flowers upscale the traditional Strawberry Jar.

Lavandin, Edelweiss

Lavandula x intermedia 'Edelweiss'


A new variety to the herb world which is similar to ""White Spike Lavandin"", except that the plants are more compact and flower petals, a brighter white. Previously listed as 'Cathy Blanc'

Lavandin, Fred Boutin

Lavandula x intermedia `Fred Boutin'


The most silvery foliage of any ""lavandin"" type, along with alluring violet-blue flowers. Their strong scent leads to medicinal use, as well as fragrant potpourri or soothing, blues-chasin' baths.

Lavandin, Grosso -Fat Spike

Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
After an ""Herb Companion"" article rated this the best overall variety, we had to offer it. The experts and we agree. 'Grosso' earned finest overall appearance, color, size, flavor and fragrance plus it's hardy to Ontario, Canada! Even three weeks after we cut off the first crop of flowers, the whole area still had the marvelous fragrance. Dry easily, to preserve appearance and fragrance for a long time. No wonder it's the most popular lavender in France by far.

Lavandin, Hidcote Giant

Lavandula x intersectional 'Hidcote Giant'


Very large, light violet flower heads on long, 2-1/2 foot stems is what gives this fragrant lavender a giant reputation. You'll enjoy its productivity as you harvest for potpourris and large wands.

Lavandin, Marge Clark

Lavandula angustifolia 'Marge Clark'
From H & H Botanical in Michigan and named for the incredible herbalist who passed away suddenly a few years back, this is a superb seedling selection with very dark purple flowers and nice plant shape. An improvement over ""Provence"" with darker flowers. Rebloomed occasionally throughout the season.

Lavandin, Richard Gray

Lavandula x intersectional 'Richard Gray'
Similar to ""Sawyer's Woolly"" except that the leaves as well as the entire plant appear shorter and the shade of silver is, well, kicked up a notch!

Lavandin, Silver Frost

Lavandula x intermedia 'Silver Frost'


Lone Ranger, here is your new horse. I can not fathom that lavender foliage will be able to get more silvery white than this variety. Very tightly packed leaves lay on top of one another, like pages in a book. Flowers have silvery/violet buds with light violet petals. From Andy van Hevelingen in Oregon.

Lavandin, White Provence

Lavandula x intermedia 'Alba'


Someday I'll see France for myself but until then I can dream & admire these pure white flowers waving softly in our lavender field. Tall stalks tower above silvery foliage, July through August.

Lavender, Croxton’s Wild

Lavandula angustifolia 'Croxton's Wild'


We dropped the lavender commonly known as ""True English Lavender"" for this European introduction. If you desire a tall, wild looking, silvery, shrub with thigh-high masses of light, lavender-blue flowers, we think you will enjoy this ""true lavender."" Buds in your blueberries? You decide. Tom DeBaggio introduction.

Lavender, Cynthia Johnson

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Cynthia Johnson’


Hardy To Zone 4 @ -30 degrees! Cross your fingers and order early because the last time this was offered, we sold out in a month. Dark blue-purple flowers in tight clusters on taller stems than “Hidcote” appear about a week later, contributing to a longer blooming season. A Rice Creek introduction - Thank you Cynthia Johnson!, who ever you are.

Lavender, Fern-leaf

Lavandula multifida


Need a lavender that rarely stops flowering year around, has nice blue flowers and tastes great too? So what’s the catch? None really, except that it’s not hardy below Zone 9. But northerners can containerize plants indoors where it happily grows & flowers. The gray green color falls in between green and silver fern-leaf varieties.

Lavender, Goodwin Creek

Lavandula x ginginsii 'Goodwin Creek Grey'
Once this incredible variety started toflower, it has hardly ever stopped. Stunning silver gray foliage with deep blue, fragrant flowers and all the looks of an english lavender. A BIG thank you to Jim and Dotti Becker of “Goodwin Creek Gardens,”’ who selected & introduced this variety. They rate this as hardy to Zone 6 (protected), otherwise Zone 7-9.

Lavender, Goodwin Creek 8in.

Lavandula x ginginsii 'Goodwin Creek Grey'
Once this incredible variety started toflower, it has hardly ever stopped. Stunning silver gray foliage with deep blue, fragrant flowers and all the looks of an english lavender. A BIG thank you to Jim and Dotti Becker of “Goodwin Creek Gardens,”’ who selected & introduced this variety. They rate this as hardy to Zone 6 (protected), otherwise Zone 7-9.

Lavender, Green Fern-leaf

Lavandula minutolii
Leaves are much lacier and greener than ""Fern-leaf"" and flowers are stunningly purple! Hey! Short descriptions don't mean you should pass it by.

Lavender, Herb Companion

Lavandula dentata 'Linda Ligon'
""Thanks for the Memories""The real thing! Stunning full white variegation. Highly ornamental, feathery, light leaaves with greamy white streaks and a touch of green. Beautiful blue buds enliven our summers. Folige will revert to more green, which should be removed. Tolerates morning shade, but flowers will become more whitish and is an O.K. house plant in a sunny window. Named in honor of an remarkable lady, whom we had the pleasure of meeting in 2000, Linda Ligon, founding editor of the ""Herb Companion"" magazine.

Lavender, Hidcote Type

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Type


This very dwarf cultivar (shorter than 'Munstead') with dark blue/purple flower spikes, upscales any container, border, or hedge. Along with cooking, it's also terrific in potpourris where only buds are desired. Intentionally selected and grown from cuttings, for finest plants.

Lavender, Karen Langan

Lavandula angustifolia `Munstead-type'
We selected from our “Munstead” seedlings the one plant that had the darkest blue flower buds, most silvery foliage & repeat flowered in the fall. Seed grown varieties vary in all those features. Finally, Mark named this variety after Karen for having put up with me for all these years. Believe me, this is the least she deseves it!

Harvest stalks before first flowers open. Use fresh or dried for arrangements, tussie-mussies, and wands. This is the very best lavender for long hedges and general landscaping.

Lavender, Melissa Pink

Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa'


Horticulturists are always looking for colors that aren't ""normal"" for the species and we love contradictions like this PINK LAVENDER. White and flower stalks bloom from June through July for a delicate fragrant summer performance. Use like the other ""normal"" lavenders.

Lavender, Seal Seven Oaks

Lavandula angustifolia 'Seal Seven Oaks'


Lavender is so easy on the eye and disposition, why not extend the season? ‘Seal Seven Oaks’ bloom about 2 weeks earlier than other cultivars with light purple and violet clusters of flowers on long stalks.

Lavender, Twickel Purple

Lavandula angustifolia 'Twickel Purple'


Among the many lavenders, ""Twickel Purple"" distinguishes itself in its growth habit. Two foot stems fan out around the plant culminating in narrow, dark purple-violet spikes above.

Lemon Balm, Improved

Melissa officinalis 'Quedlinburger'


Higher oil content and hardier than species, so use it abundantly, fresh or frozen, in summer sun teas, soups and fish. As flowers appear in summer, cut back 1/2 and use, to avoid self sowing seed. This is an herb that encourages you to use it!

Lemon Balm, Lime

Melissa officinalis ‘Lime’


Offered with honesty, this variety is mildly ""lime scented."" We offer in hopes that some breeder can multiply this subtle flavor and introduce a powerful lime flavored variety.

Lovage

Levisticum officinale


Very large, hardy, strongly flavored celery substitute which is best grown in the back of a shady border. Use fresh cut stalks as a straw in ""Bloody Marys"". Seeds, leaves or roots are used, fresh or dried, in soups, stir-fries and tuna fish. Tall yellow flower stalks make dramatic feature display. To stop scald, mulch or provide extra summer water.

Marigold, Tangerine Gem

Tagetes signata `Gem Series'
Miniature orange blossoms reveal a mild, orange-citrus flavor scattered in fruit and green salads. Dry for ""confetti"" flowers over baked potatoes. In containers, plant with Ginger Mint, Cardamon and True Ginger for a tropical feel. To our delight, it'll self-sow during growing season.

Mexican Bush Oregano

Polimintha longiflora


Pale lavender 1"" trumpets perform with glossy foliage throughout the summer. Quite a foxy companion on your patio with the extreme oregano flavor of traditional Southwest cooking.

Mint, Curly Spearmint

Mentha spicata `Crispa'


A novelty spearmint variety with ruffled curly edges and a fresh, mild flavor for peas. This is the prettiest green leaf mint, in my opinion. Do NOT cram it in a corner as it's slightly susceptible to rust disease. With air movement, it's no problem.

Mint, Ginger

Mentha X gentilis


Yellow and green striped leaves look their best in spring but hold variegation throughout summer. Prune back annually to rejuvenate appearance. Fine fruity, spicy flavor that combines well with any fruit, salmon, and Thai cooking. It is almost too pretty to eat!

Mint, Habek

Mentha longifolia


This is one of the true Middle East varieties used for the authentic ""Tabbouli"" of bulgar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, plenty of parsley & mint, cool vegetables and maybe sunflower seeds. Two inch, very narrow, bluish-green leaves have a completely different look from other mints.

Mint, Orange

Mentha aquatica `Citrata'


Bronzy green, round leaves make the best flavored drinking water. (just harvest, wash, squeeze, pop into a pitcher of water, refrigerate for 4-6 hours and enjoy). Refreshing citrus flavor for fruit salads, beef, and cookies. Marinate leaves or blue flowers in vinegar to eat or bathe in! Good flea and ant repellent.

Mint, Pineapple

Mentha suaveolens `Variegata'
White & green variegated leaves hold their color even in the summer heat. Try it in baskets with ""Opal Basil"" & ""Attar of Roses"" geranium. A colorful, fruity addition to cool sorbets, coleslaw, jell-o, pizza, iced tea, and tuna sandwiches.

Mondo Grass, Dwarf

Ophiopogon japonicum 'Nana'


Dark green, grassy leaves form tight little ""humocks"" that are often planted under ones favorite bonsai tree. This tough, cooperative little guy with white tinted, lavender flowers in summer is quite popular among railroaders who use it as mini pampas grass. Rare lavender flower spikes that produce the most amazing sapphire colored mini ""easter eggs"" shaped fruits.

Monkeywort, Creeping Blue

Lindernia grandiflora
Go bananas over the dark blue and white flowers that never quit blooming above glossy green, heart shaped leaves. The flowers remind me of a miniature Mimulus. Although it is a tropical groundcover that loves the heat, we have found it be very compact and rather slow to spread. It just wants to flower. Great for mini landscapes or zone 8 and warmer, rainforest, railroad gardens. A Florida native.

Myosotis, Alpine Forget-Me-Nots

Myosotis alpina


Unforgettable 1-1/2 in. x 1/2 in. green leaves set the stage for baby blue flowers that turn pink as they age, mid Spring.

Nasturtium, Empress Of India

Tropaelum majus`Empress of India'
Exotic, deep red flowers on dark green foliage form a semi trailing habit. This best selling annual compliments yellow gem marigolds, lantana, pineapple mint, or hot colored flowering plants. Tasty!

Nasturtium, Strawberries & Cream

Tropaeolum majus

Nasturtium, Variegated Alaska

Tropaelum majus`Alaska Variegata'




This flamboyant specimen is not for the weak of heart. Mixed colors of red, yellow or orange compliment round, green leaves, swirled in random yellow streaks. Everybody's favorite for mixed containers. Highly ornamental, even when it isn't in bloom. Flowers are prized for their sweet peppery flavor. Green seed pods are ""radish"" hot!

Opuntia, Hardy Mulberry Creek

Opuntia humifusa 'Mulberry Creek


This plant was a gift for a gentleman in Castalia, OH whom we could never find again. After having gifted it to a few friends, it has now entered the hardy cactus circles as ""Mulberry Creek"". It flowers every year during the third week of June- just before our HerbFair. It needs grreat drainage to prevent winter rotting, but is hardy to Zone 4!

Oregano, Dittany of Crete

Origanum dictamnus


Gray-white, round fuzzy leaves & reddish-pink, hop-like flower heads are a fine match. Most people don't realize it's an oregano. It's a natural in hanging baskets, strawberry jars, and other mixed containers. Herb of Fertility: So, here you go grandma wanna-bees.

Oregano, Dwarf

Origanum vulgare`Nanum'


Bright pink-purple flowers clusters sit right on top of small glossy green leaves which form neat, small, mounding plants. Highly ornamental. Good oregano flavor from this cute dwarf is an added plus for containers, rock gardens or in front of the herb garden. Like with all oreganos, avoid over-fertilizing.

Oregano, Gold Streak

Origanum vulgare ssp. vul.'Jim's Best'


Leaves of gold variegated swirls, look beautiful all summer long. Delicate white-pink flowers appear early summer. Enjoy its beauty and mild flavor in golden vinegars. At home in a rock garden, under a slightly cooler, morning sun.

Oregano, Golden Crisp

Origanum majorana 'Aurea'


So cute and so hardy! Their light yellow, small, crinkled leaves prefer protection from afternoon heat to retain best color. With a mild oregano flavor, it's a colorful addition to pizza or green salad. Perfect for rock gardens, containers or as a contrast with 'Purple Palace' Heuchera.

Oregano, Herrenhausen Purple

Origanum laevigata X 'Herrenhausen'


Liven up your mixed herb containers with the purple-greenish leaves of this groundcover in the spring. By summer, 18"" stalks of cerise pink flowers surrounded by purple bracts, will rise up. Use these in fresh or dried flower arrangements. Plant in beds next to ""Santolina, Dwarf Gray"" for year round contrast. So what if it's not much on flavor.

Oregano, Kent Beauty

Origanum rot. x scabrum 'Kent Beauty'


Survived the winter of 2002 with flying colors (-18 F) and flowered all summer long. Blue-green, almost heart-shaped leaves give way to red & cream, hop-like flower heads, all summer and fall. Absolutely perfect as a trailing feature in a mixed herb pot.

Oregano, Libanoticum

Origanum libanoticum (libonicum)
Very similar to ""Kent Beauty"" except this one has longer ""hop-like cones"" that are pure ivory with pink flowers poking out from underneath. The name sounds like the final exam for Limbo studies, but I assure you, it's gorgeous!

Oregano, Little Purple Shrimp

Origanum sipyleum

Oregano, Micro Silver

Origanum microphyllum


Incredibly small, silvery, powerfully flavored, miniature variety of oregano with deep purple flowers in the late summer. Mark was taken aback when he saw these half starved alpines at a Michigan nursery. We have since multiplied and norished them in hipes that you will help us introduce this phenom to other gardners, but be sure to tell them it is not a thyme, it is oregano!

Oregano, Thea's Gold

Origanum X 'Thea's Gold'

Oregano, Variegated

Origanum vulgare ssp 'White Anniversary'


Extra wide, white margins make this variety stand out as much as its mild sweet marjoram flavor & white flowers. Obedient mounds fit into any mixed container, strawberry jar or bed edge or rock garden. Avoid harsh afternoon sun.

Oxalis, Zinfandel

Oxalis vulcanicola


Oh, I like this one and not just its name. We need more yellow foliaged plants as a contrast to our sea of green. Added attributes are its fast growth, ""Shamrock-shaped"" leaves, red stems and 3 inch high yellow flowers.

Paxistigma, Tiny Holly

Paxistigma cambyi 'Compacta'


Raisin-sized holly-like evergreen leaves, packed on a 6"" tall and twice as wide plant. Perfect RXR shrub in hillside planting as its' spreading stems will help hold up the soil. Tough little grower, as long as it has well drained soil.

Penstemon, Alpine Blue

Penstemon hirsutus `Pygmaeus'


Pot up patriotic centerpieces with these short mounds of dark green leaves and white-n-violet flowers tinged with blue, usually in bloom by the 4th of July. Unlike some other Penstemons, this is long lived and very easy to grow.

Pilea, Trailing Blue Angel

Pilea sp.


Blue with silver streaked leaves is an uncommon find. Tiny, rust red flowers accentuate its pea sized foliage especially as it trails down the sides of tropical, shade, faery gardens. Perhaps you need a fast perennial groundcover (hardy in Southern Florida and warmer). Treat as an annual in most of US. Easily trimmed & controlled.

Plectranthus, Ernsts Baobab

Plectranthus ernstii


That's not for sale."" We must have told 1,000 customers when they asked about our 6 year old ""Ernsts Baobab."" Yes, it bloomed all season with delicate white, snowflake flowers in 2"" clusters on top of fleshy, scalloped shaped, minty leaves, but the real eye-catcher is the large swollen tree truck at its base. It really looks like one of those African ""Baobab"" trees that gets all the monkeys & warthogs drunk in the nature films. Now these are for sale.

Plectranthus, Ernsts Baobab 5 in.

Plectranthus ernstii


That's not for sale."" We must have told 1,000 customers when they asked about our 6 year old ""Ernsts Baobab."" Yes, it bloomed all season with delicate white, snowflake flowers in 2"" clusters on top of fleshy, scalloped shaped, minty leaves, but the real eye-catcher is the large swollen tree truck at its base. It really looks like one of those African ""Baobab"" trees that gets all the monkeys & warthogs drunk in the nature films. Now these are for sale.

Portulacaria, Mini Elephant

Portulacaria afra


Compared to the ""Mini Variegated Portulacaria"" this clearly grows more erect and of course has solid green, succulent foliage. This is the better choice for dwarf trees. I suggest you add any ""Haworthia,"" a groundcover of ""Knawel Cushion"" and a ""Sweet Flag"" and you've got a sunny, tropical garden for indoors and out.

Portulacaria, Mini Elephant 5 in.

Portulacaria afra


Compared to the ""Mini Variegated Portulacaria"" this clearly grows more erect and of course has solid green, succulent foliage. This is the better choice for dwarf trees. I suggest you add any ""Haworthia,"" a groundcover of ""Knawel Cushion"" and a ""Sweet Flag"" and you've got a sunny, tropical garden for indoors and out.

Primrose, Cowslip

Primula veris


An English native full of myth, folklore and medicinal tradition with a rosette of dark green leaves look similar to florist primrose, but the yellow flower cluster is born on the end of an 8"" stalk. We apply mulch over soil to retain moisture.

Primrose, Gold Lace

Primula elatior-Hydrid 'Gold Lace'


This is the antique variety from England that so long ago inspired the ""Primrose Fairie"" by Cicely M. Barker. The dark red flowers have a beautiful golden, picotee (outside) edge to all the petals. Faeries are shy, but you know they'll appreciate it.

Primrose, Wanda

Primula X juliae
'Wanda' is among the first flowers of spring, exploding with a fuchsia fury. It is the perfect companion with daffodils, keeping them company their entire blooming season! We consider it the toughest, hardiest primrose there is, by its behavior in our open fields. Don't have large shady areas? Just plant it on the north side of any shrub and divide clumps every year after flowers have finish.

Privet, Mini Yellow

Lonicera nitida 'Baggescen's Gold'


One look at this small sized privet and I imagine an English hedge outlining a slighty shaded faery garden. 3/8"" golden-yellow leaves share space on this very branchy plant. Although it can grow to 3 feet, it does so slowly and is easily pruned. Use as a bonsai, shrub, small tree in railroad gardens or around a down-sized, backyard cloister garden.

Putatoria, Pink Trumpet Bush

Putatoria calibrica


It looks like it can endure the intense heat of its native Mediterranean but NOT the extreme cold of an Ohio Winter. Tight clusters of loud, pink trumpets dominate over this low, spreading green shrub, Spring through Summer.

Ragged Robbin, Dwarf

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana'


This Cicely Mary Barker faerie plant is a curious miniature with twisting, tough, shiny, dark green leaves that form a weird-looking, tight mound complete with bright pink, ragged edged flowers in spring. Lewis and Clark were intrigued by this too.

Rue, Blue Mound

Ruta graveolens `Blue Mound'


The dwarf mounding habit of this ancient herb makes an excellent mate with roses, in groups of 7 or more. The semi-evergreen blue foliage contrasts well with almost any perennial, especially roses & yellow conifers for a winter color display. Rue's foliage, sunlight & skin MAY result in skin rashes. Please don't eat it.

Rue, Herb Of Grace

Ruta graveolens
Chartreuse, star shaped flower clusters, bloom all summer contrasting with blue foliage. Its strong antiseptic foliage was credited for stopping plagues and the inspiration for ""clubs"" on a deck of cards. Can reseed itself with abandon. Rue's foliage, sunlight and skin may result in skin rashes. Please don't eat it.

Sage, Autumn Coral

Salvia greggii 'Coral'


We have to admit, during the first Summer we put them in our yard, we weren't all that impressed until Autumn as their name would suggest. Then the cool weather came- and WOW did they ever bloom and put on a great show, Even the butterflies applauded! With all that Spring and Summer shows of color, we need a season extender like this.

Sage, Autumn Purple

Salvia greggii 'Purple'


Reminiscent of purple bedding plant ""Salvia"" these plants attract the attention of bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and humans.

Sage, Autumn San Antonio

Salvia greggii 'San Antonio'


This is a bi-colored flower of pastel cream and coral. Each of the species flower somewhat throughout the Summer, but it is in the Fall when all the colors become more vivid and the plants just look as if they've breathed a sigh of relief with cooler temperatures.

Sage, Autumn White

Salvia greggii 'Alba'


You can always count on the fact that 'Alba' translates to white and that's exactly what you'll get from these flowers.

Sage, Autumn Wild Thing

Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'


Just when you think the flower couldn't get any more fuchsia, it kicks it up a notch to a hot, fuchsia pink as the heat fades away. Lipsticks would be jealous.