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plants
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. . . are good things!
It's hard to remember every plant we have or would
like to have. That's why we keep lists. Our plant lists content information
about our tries at growing, general information on the plant and
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There are
over 200
species of plants cultivated in our gardens. To learn more
about any of these either find the plant in the list above,
search for a plant in the box to the left or clock on one of the
categories or locations in the left column.
Each plant
listed will show a picture, and our notes about that plant. When possible, we include the Latin
botanical name, a short descriptions, and planting
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Herbs
Summer Savory
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Herb Bed
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Bulbs & Tubers
Surprise Lilies
Lycoris squamigera
(Naked Ladies, Magic Lily, & Resurrection Lily)
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General
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Herbs
Sweet Basil
ocimum basilicum
Rather than being sweet, as the name implies, this herb is spicy. Very popular for use in pesto. Flowers are edible. Basil is a member of the mint family
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Herb Bed
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Bedding Plants
Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatas 'Chartreuse'
(Chartreuse)
Full Sun, green yellow color
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Large round pot on front step, washtub on back patio.
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Bedding Plants
Sweet woodruff
Galium odoratum
Sweet woodruff is a deciduous perennial that grows 8 to 12 inches tall. It grows well with little maintenance in moist soil and flowers in the spring. Fast growing, quick to establish, beautiful, white spring flowers and attractive foliage through to snow, this treasure is seldom bothered by pest or disease. Its dried foliage has a sweet scent that has been described as a fresh-cut hay and vanilla fragrance, and it is used frequently in potpourri. It even used to be used as the stuffing for the winter mattress!
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Wish List
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Bulbs & Tubers
Tarda Tulip
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Establish in the north corner of the Maple Tree Bed before 2000
 Establish in
the north corner of the Maple Tree Bed before 2000
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Ferns
Tassel Fern
Polystichum polyblepharum
Dark green, divided leaves. Evergreen plant.
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purchased 2007 at Spring Affair (Bluebird Nursery) No Show 2008. LOST
Fern Bed
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Tree & Shrub
Thuja Green Giant
One of the fastest growing of all Conifers. This very rare hybrid between Western Red Cedar plicata and Thuja Standishii Cedar will put on 3 to 5 feet of growth per year! And not only is it quick -- it's also fragrant, densely clothed right down to the ground, and resistant to adverse weather from heavy ice loads to high winds to drought! Elegant and uniform, Green Giant's conical habit needs no shearing or pruning, though you can trim it to desired size if you don't want it to reach its full size of 30 to 50 feet tall, 10 to 12 feet wide. Few trees are easier to grow -- just water it in well the first few seasons, and it will take off in your sunny to lightly shaded garden!
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Ordered from the Wayside Catalog and planted fall 2006 on west side of driveway. Lost in 2008.
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Herbs
Thyme
thymus cv.
Flower color: pinkish lavender
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Herb Bed
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Perennials
Toad Lily
Tricyrtis formosana 'Gilt Edge'
versatile perennial with shiny green leaves that are surrounded by a golden border. Exotic-looking white flowers speckled with purple emerge on long, arching stems.
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purchased 2007 at Spring Affair (Bluebird Nursery)
Planted in Fern Bed. Now lost.
LOST
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Bedding Plants
Torenia
Torenia fournieri
Partial shade plant that produces an abundance of pretty pouched flowers.
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Often plant in container next to root cellar bulkhead.
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Perennials
Tovara, Panter's Brush
Leaves are heavily splashed with white and sports a central chevron of brown or pink. This is a great ground cover for shade.
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Under green spruce tree
from Kathy Kuster
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Perennials
Tovara, variegated
Tovara virginiana
(Antenoron virginiana)
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Under green spruce tree
from Nancy
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Perennials
Tradescantia
Tradescantia pallida 'PURPLE QUEEN'
Thick-stemmed purple Tradescantia with long leaves and light purple flowers.
Spreader
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Wish List
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Perennials
Tree Peony, High Noon, Yellow
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from Joanie @ Farmer's Market 2010 $23.99
West Bed
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Bulbs & Tubers
Tuberose
Tuberose has a heady floral scent that continues to produce itself. Tuberose [Polianthes tuberosa] is native to Central America. The family name is Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae), commonly known as the lily. Store bulbs over winter.
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Bought at Lawrence, Kansas Farmers Market Oct. 2005
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