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Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou'

Welcome.  Here you will find descriptions and images of the plants we are offering or have offered in the past.  Plants are listed by their botanical name.  If you are not sure of the name check the Perennial Common Name Cross Reference Guide first.  To learn which plants we are offering this year, along with their sizes and prices, visit Plant Price List. Click on thumbnails for larger images of plants.  

OENOTHERA, Evening Primrose:  sun/part shade; blooms May-Aug.

fruticosa ssp. glauca ‘Spring Gold’, Sun Drops.  Colorful in bloom and out!  Leaves emerge pink and white, then transform to deep green with cream and white margins.  1 1/2” vivid yellow blooms arrive in summer to perfume the night air.  10”.

kunthiana:  bright pink flowers with narrow foliage.  15”.

macrarpaacrocarpa  subsp. incana ‘Silver Blade’,  Hoary Evening Primrose:  8” trailing plant; large lemon-yellow flowers in May and June; tolerates dry soil; 6”; huge clear yellow flowers are a stunning sight over the outstanding silvery blue foliage.  Southern Great Plains native.   Hoary pubescence gives its long leaves the silvery blue appearance.  Blooms May until frost.  Drought tolerant perennial to 4”.  Best on well drained sites.   Chosen as a ‘Plant Select’ by the Denver Botanic Garden and Colorado State University for its outstanding qualities.

m. ‘Comanche Campfire’:  Selected as  a 2001 Great Plants for the Great Plains by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum for its outstanding qualities.  Large shiny silver leaves are complimented by glowing ruby stems, topped with huge delicious yellow flowers summer throughout fall.  Drought and heat tolerant.  12” tall and 24” wide.  Cutting propagated from an outstanding seedling grown from seed collected in western Oklahoma by the Great Plants group of Nebraska.  Fifteen cents from the sale of each plant goes to the group to help fund more plant exploration.

macrocarpa/missouriensis:  10"; large deep yellow flowers; sprawling plant with glossy leaves; native.

speciosa, Showy Evening Primrose:  18"; large pink cup-shaped flowers; vigorous; native to Missouri.

speciosa, ‘Siskiyou’:  same as above only shorter; shear for rebloom.

tetragona, ’Fireworks’.  18"; bright cup-shaped flowers on red tinged foliage; tolerates shade.

‘Lemon Drop’.  Outstanding new Evening Primrose that produces pretty, lemon yellow flowers all summer.  Prefers shade to part shade.  Grows 8-12”.

‘Twilight’.  An excellent form of Showy Primrose that distinguishes itself by its striking rich purple, bronze leaf coloring.  The deep coloring makes a strong contrast to the large pink flowers which appear throughout the summer.  Excellent for borders, containers or as a patio plant.   It is particularly stunning when planted with plants with yellow flowers or foliage. 

OPHIOPOGON plainscapus (nigrescens) ‘Niger’, Black Mondo Grass.  Distinctive, very purple dark foliage to 6”.   Best in part shade.

ORIGANUM, Oregano:  sun.  Needs well drained soil.

rotundifolium ‘Kent’s Beauty’:  semi-prostrate branching stems covered with Hop-like pods and lavender florets in summer and fall.  To 14”.  Incredible in containers or growing over a boulder.  Chosen as a ‘Plant of Merit’ by the Missouri Botanical Garden for its outstanding qualities.

‘Amethyst Falls’.  Amethyst flowers flow from abundant ornamental hops-like cones.  Attractive, textured glossy foliage fills the garden air with its exciting spicy scent.  Drought tolerant, 8-12” plants spread to 2’.

OROSTACHYS, Dunce Caps:  sun.

minutum.  Small tight rosette of tiny purple gray leaves.  Unusual and interesting flowers look like a pointy hat. 

spinosa:  One of the finest.  Like a miniature Sempervivum, and appears to have a white leaf margin.  Stunning in the trough or rock garden.

OSTEOSPERMUM, Hardy Sun Daisy:  sun/part shade; needs well drained site.

b.c. ‘Lavender Mist’:  Large 3” lavender purple daisy-like flowers from early spring until fall.  Chosen as a ‘Plant Select’ for its outstanding qualities.

OTHONNA, Little Pickles:  sun; excellent rock garden plant.

capensis:  3-4”; blue-green cylindrical leaves with stems of bright yellow daisies; a succulent selection for the sunny garden from the Drakenberg Mountains of South Africa.

OXALIS, Perennial Shamrocks:  shade to part shade

crassipes (O. articulata) ‘Alba’, ‘Garden Hardy White’:  Pure white long blooming 4-6” stoutly branched plant with trifoliate green leaves.

c. ‘Blush’:  Same fantastic long bloomer as ‘Alba’ and ‘Rosea’ except for the pretty delicate pink flowers.  Trifoliate green foliage, 4-6”.

c. ‘Rosea’, ’Garden Hardy Pink’, Strawberry Oxalis:  4-6”; showy rose-pink flowers on hardy plants.

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