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Aloe 'Diego' |
Have Container Garden New plants and seeds Sedums and Succulents |
Common Name Century plant Dormancy Winter Flower White |
September 25, 2021: Obtained plant (Bought a tray of different succulents, this was one of several not labeled. Franks in Maryland. New to me, Fall of 2021. Seems to match this name quite well. Will overwinter indoors as recommended. ) |
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Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Bianco Centro Nero' |
Have Cool Weather Sowing Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Container Garden Cottage Garden Cutting garden Feature plant Market Flower or Vegge New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Received these Italian Anemones as a bonus from C & J Farms LLC, in early February. My first Anemones potting up for home, possible cut flower sales in spring. | March 2, 2024: Seeds sown (Put in the bubbler the night before. Planting out in 3 gallon pots.) April 1, 2024: Seeds germinated (First round corms germinated. Remainders germinated two weeks later, April 15-18) |
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Grecian Windflower (Anemone coronaria 'Saint Brigid Mix') |
Have Cool Weather Sowing Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Container Garden Cottage Garden Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Bought 100 of these at Costco and am putting them in water with a bubbler to increase in size before planting. Note limited Zone range, however they can be grown in pots and then put in a greenhouse to overwinter in Michigan, to offer zone 7 protection. | February 27, 2024: Obtained plant (Purchased at Costco, 100 corms on Tuesday. On Thursday, soaking overnight with a bubbler to plant the next day in pots and grow on for spring.) March 2, 2024: Seeds sown (Put in the bubbler the night before. Planting out in 3 gallon pots.) |
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Snapdragon Vine (Antirrhinum antirrhiniflorum) |
Have Container Garden Tender Perennial (Michigan) Vines & Creeping Shrubs |
Grew this at CSS Project Grow in 2023. Vining, delicate form. Pretty plant. Would like something a little more robust. Obtained in seed swap seed. Note is tender perennial. |
February 26, 2023: Seeds sown (Sown in humidity dome. Placed in greenhouse. Tender perennial.) March 29, 2023: Seeds germinated (Growing in the greenhouse) April 17, 2023: Potted up (Potted up from Dixie cups. In May, it's taking off to be a more robust plant.) June 6, 2023: Transplanted (At CSS Project Grow near the front gate. ) |
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Begonia Jurassic™ Silver Point |
Have Container Garden Feature plant Houseplants and Tropicals New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) Shade Garden |
May 17, 2023: Obtained plant (Purchased at the Holland Farmers Market, opening day. Two musicians, hard structure roofs to protect vendors from rain. Nice setup! Holland is a lovely place to visit, and we lucked out missing the crowds and still enjoying the late tulips.) |
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Pocketbook Plant (Calceolaria) |
Have Annuals Container Garden Feature plant |
May 14, 2022: Obtained plant (Purchased this fun looking plant at Schwartz's in Romulus. Cool looking and hope to use as a fun container plant this summer paired with a partial shade friendly plant in the patio container garden.) | |
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Jade Plant (Crassula ovata 'Ogre Ears') |
Have Container Garden Sedums and Succulents Shade Garden |
I've had this plant several years now. It's growing beautifully, slow pace but steadily getting bigger and bigger each season, wintered indoors, then in dappled shade outdoors during late spring through early fall. | |
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Variegated String of Buttons (Crassula perforata 'Variegata') |
Have Container Garden Houseplants and Tropicals New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) Sedums and Succulents |
April 4, 2023: Obtained plant (Purchased at Lowe's. Put in a container with a couple other plants and will endeavor to keep it going, also protected from rain this year.) | |
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Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) |
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May try sowing in a humid dome with Dixie cups and heat mats in 2023. Prefers warm weather, can be a container plant (large), moderate watering, can be overwintered indoors. Seeds from Urban Farmer. |
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Lisianthus (Eustoma russellianum 'Echo Pink Picotee') |
Prev Container Garden Cottage Garden Cutting garden Feature plant Lisianthus (Eustoma) and Roses |
Three inch ivory flowers edged in pink Lisianthus, aka Prairie Gentian. Fully double. Cut flowers last two weeks or longer. Plants grow 2-3 ft. tall, are early blooming - flower midsummer to frost. Glad to post that I had good success growing this lovely Lisianthus using a combo Winter Sowing and greenhouse technique in 2022. I had lovely blooms August - November in 6a SE Michigan. Check out my Winter Sowing blog post if you want to give it a try. Details: WS in Dec-January. Put into the greenhouse on heat mats in March. Place outside in May to grow into full size plants. | February 4, 2022: Seeds sown (WS in three red Solo cups in 2nd tote. Will use blended technique to grow in late March, April.) September 3, 2022: Bloomed (Woo-hoo, bloomed, grown from winter sown seed! ) |
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Dwarf Tiger Jaws (Faucaria gratiae) |
Have Cactus, Xeriscape Container Garden New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) Sedums and Succulents |
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Ox Tongue (Gasteria obliqua) |
Have Container Garden Sedums and Succulents |
This may also be a newer succulent introduction: Gasteria brevifolia Protect from frost. Notes from research: Gasteria brevifolia: Thick leaves are are tongue-like. They grow distichously (aligned like a fan). As they grow, they will spiral to a loose rosette form. Flowers are sent up on long stalks and are coral and tubular. Gasteria are good with low light and minimal water and do well indoors, still maintaining form and color. They grow deep roots, so use a deep pot. The will easily rot, so avoid standing water. Use a gritty, well-draining soil. Water only when soil is fully dry. |
September 25, 2021: Obtained plant (Bought a tray of different succulents, this one was the only one labeled. Franks in Maryland. New to me, Fall of 2021.) September 28, 2022: Maintenance performed (Move for the winter into the new greenhouse. Did well during the summer with partial sun. Too much sun affects color (turns grey). Moving into partial light greens up the plant.) February 2, 2023: Bloomed (Multiple plants overwintering indoors under lights. Several bloom stalks coming up. ) |
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Coral Bells (Heuchera Dolce® Wildberry) |
Have Container Garden New plants and seeds Perennials Shade Garden |
Feature plant in container garden. Deep purple color. Eye catching in combination with other spring container plants. | April 24, 2022: Transplanted (Bought two plants and put them in containers for the front of the house garden. Photo in garden combinations. Added soapwort and Jacob's Ladder for one of the containers.) |
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Common Lantana (Lantana camara) |
Have Container Garden Houseplants and Tropicals New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Seeds from seed swap. | |
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Spanish Lavender (Lavandula 'Bandera Purple') |
Have Container Garden Cottage Garden Foliage for Bouquets Herbs Perennials |
Tender lavender. January 2023. Is alive in greenhouse. Will cut back in spring and see if it regrows in early spring and when planted out. | February 3, 2023: Cuttings stuck (Overwintering this plant, and though it is dying back a bit in the new, small greenhouse, I managed to find several fresh cuttings today, still alive. Clipped them and will see if I can get them growing indoors.) |
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French Lavender (Lavandula dentata) |
Have Container Garden Cottage Garden Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
January 2023 & 2924. Is alive in greenhouse. I closed the greenhouse for 2 weeks in January due to sub-zero weather. Indoor lavender cuttings are growing well in the basement, 4 plants. |
February 3, 2023: Cuttings stuck (I am overwintering this plant in the new, small greenhouse. I clipped several fresh cuttings today, still alive, and will see if I can get them growing indoors.) November 6, 2023: Cuttings stuck (Four cuttings stuck and placed in basement to root. By December all four had taken root.) February 1, 2024: Potted up (Potted up four French lavender cuttings, two had bloom heads, which I cut off. Now growing on in the basement.) February 19, 2024: Cuttings took (Looking good, growing well. Cuttings setting roots. Adding LED light to grow on until it is warming in the greenhouse. For now growing in the basement.) |
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Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) |
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Mandevilla splendens |
Have Container Garden Houseplants and Tropicals New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
AKA Dipladenia. January 2023. Is doing very well indoors. Has retained all of its leaves. Daily misting helps. Is prone to red aphids. I have to watch for these like a hawk. NOTE: Sap is toxic and can irritate the skin. Wear plastic or rubber gloves when pruning and clean pruning shears before and after. Inspect for pests. Is under bright indoor grow lights. As directed, I am not fertilizing in winter. I am misting daily to maintain humidity. and it is working great Bugs: APHIDS! Also am watching for mealybugs (Pseudococcidae), spider mites (Tetranychidae) and scale insects (Coccoidea) indoors. Will put back in greenhouse in April, then outdoors in May after the 20th when temperatures are consistently above 50°F. Tip: Dipladenia may lose its leaves over the winter. In spring, they should grow back. So far, the plant is lush and green January 2023. Directions here: https://tikbow.com/garden/dipl... April 2023. I won the aphid war and they stopped infesting the plant by early April. Now the plant is in the greenhouse, mainly because there's white little critters somehow crawling around in the dirt in the plant's drip plate underneath. Out it goes, and it now has flower buds as of April 23, 2023. |
June 10, 2022: Obtained plant (Obtained locally. Grew well over the summer in a partial sun spot on the south facing fence shaded by a small amelanchier tree.) September 28, 2022: Maintenance performed (Moved into greenhouse. Forecast 38 degrees at night.) October 15, 2022: Winterized (Brought indoors after soaking soil and treating with Neem. Regardless of preventative measures, still prone to red aphids indoors. Using an organic insecticidal spray (Castile soap, a tad of vinegar, minced garlic) and will report back. Neem and DEarth did nothing to stop the infestation.) April 21, 2023: Maintenance performed (Moved to the greenhouse, especially after finding little white creepy crawlies in the dirt under the drip saucer indoors (I've fought off the adult aphids but still!) ) |
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Climbing Snapdragon (Maurandya scandens 'Mystic Purple') |
Have Annuals Container Garden Cottage Garden Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Vines & Creeping Shrubs |
Received seed in seed swap: Snapdragon Vine - grow as annual or overwinter The Spruce reports: "Snapdragon vine is usually planted in the spring from seed. It is a slow starter, but seeds planted in the spring will grow quickly once sprouted, covering a trellis within four months." Common Names Snapdragon vine, creeping snapdragon, trailing snapdragon, vining snapdragon, creeping gloxinia Family Plantaginaceae Plant Type Vine Mature Size 6–9 ft. long, 3–6 ft. wide Hardiness Zones 9–10, USDA Native Area Mexico and Central America Sun Exposure Full sun, partial shade Soil Type Rich, well-drained loam Reference: https://www.thespruce.com/grow... |
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Butter Daisy (Melampodium divaricatum 'Showstar') |
Have Annuals Container Garden Cottage Garden New plants and seeds |
Received in DnD #9 seed swap. Warm annual, soil temp 68 to 86° moist, not wet for germination. Flowers in 55 to 60 days. Indoor sowing 7 to 10 weeks prior to transplant in well-drained soil and full sun. In borders is a low maintenance summer annual with daisy-like yellow flowers bloom May to frost. 'Showstar´™ grows 14 to 24 inches tall spreads 10 - 15 inches wide. Deer resistant. Pairs well with sun coleus. Produces viable seeds and will self-sow. |
