Sunday, March 20, 2011

2011 Season

Weather History
April 1-8/57 9-16/57 17-23/66 24-30/75
May 1-8/70 9-16/70 17-24/74 25-31/84
June-Max Temperature 99 °F Av 86 °F Min 74 °F
July-Max Temperature 102 °F Av 90 °F Min 80 °F
August-Max Temperature 95 °F Av 84 °F Min 59 °F

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Annuals/Perennials from seed



Under Lights
Yarrow Colorado or Achillea millefolium-Perennial/Annual
(Produces huge flowerheads in shades of red, pink, apricot, yellow, beige and white.)
Scarlet Runner Beans-Phaseolus coccineus



Basil Thai Magic-Ocimum basilicum
Basil Sweet Thai- Anise/Licorice Basil (Bai Horapa)
Basil Queenette-Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
An essential herb for Vietnamese and Thai cuisine with a complex flavor clove/mint flavor.




Perennials
Hippeastrum 'Minerva'


Carpathian bellflower or Tussock bellflower. This species is originated in the Carpathian Mountains and bears blue, white or violet flowers. "Chips Deep Blue"/campanula- mum-all summer-zone 4-7(part sun)"Big Burly".
Seaside/Salt tolerant, OK in containers- Long Blooming 4 weeks or more.

Lobelia Cardinalis-pinelands nursery NJ
Lanterns'or Aquilegia canadensid

Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow' May be a noxious weed or invasive

and Catlin's Giant'May be a noxious weed or invasive

Helleborus 'Royal Heritage'- Dark evergreen glossy leaves.

Sweet Woodruff

Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum.april-may

BERGENIA cordifolia 'Rotblum'
Elephant Ears, Pig Squeak, Heartleaf


Sunny Knockout Rose-Rosa 'RADsunny' (PPAF)

Foamy Bells-Heucherella'Alabama Sunrise' PPAF
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Heartleaf Bergenia-Bergenia'Rotblum'
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Golden Ray'Ligularia Twilight'
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Coral Bells-Heuchera x 'Mightnight Rose'

Bergenia'Rotblum' evergreen-forms red flowers over evergreen in spring, round, leathery leaves with wavy edges. Leaves turn red in autumn.






Shrubs/Trees
Burning Bush-Euonymus alatus
Arnold Promise Witch Hazel-Hamamelis x interm.'Arnold Promise'
Ilex Mes Honey Maid Holly Shrub H15ft  W8ft
Nellie Stevens Holly
Schipkaensis Laurel-Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis' spread 8-10ft
Boursault Rhododendron''Rhododendron c. Boursault'