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Described height is far too small. My neighbors have this vine growing in their border evergreen trees. The vines scramble up to a height of at least 20 feet. This weed is one of the most difficult to eradicate, the tough woody roots run very deep. I'd rather have kudzu.

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This is Orchid on Newbold's selection of the grex, unfortunately mislabelled as one of its parent species (Iris-Like Cymbidium (Cymbidium iridioides)). The labellum is a clear giveaway that it is actually a Bennett-Poei rather than iridioides due to the tracyanum traits it displays.

It was used in OON's hybrid with Cym. elegans 'Belle', which was mislabelled as Maggie Fowler due to the parent being mislabelled. In reality, the hybrid is a new, unregistered combination (at time of writing).

The original plant is also likely infected with ORSV, as the division I obtained from OON in early March 2024 tested positive for ORSV (OON promptly refunded me when I contacted them).

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Arctic Supreme has slightly smaller than average chalice shaped pale pink flowers. Constant checking to see if the fruit is ripe is required because the majority of the skin on the fruit remains cream/white with a red blush but the white portions that are not in direct sunlight have a light lime green hue and may appear to be unripe. Despite the pale color of the fruit the sweetness is absolutely divine. It is ripening in mid-September in zone 6b. Edited to include: Arctic Supreme tree has a loose columnar growth than wide spread.

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Plant details may be found at https://www.missouribotanicalg...
Based on child plants associated with this cultivar, it is a diploid
Based on the reference link, this cultivar is a tetraploid
I am surprised AHS let the children be listed with a unregistered daylily as a parent.

Cultivar does not perform well in my garden; does not increase and rarely blooms. I only keep it because I am too lazy to dig it up and throw it over the fence.

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Notes from 2023
4" bloom
Season Early
FFO 9 May
Rebloomed 16 Jun
Prev year notes at same location
2022 FFO 5/12; 2021 FFO 5/20 [year of the Great Freeze in TX]
2020 FFO 5/6 4.5" bloom 2019 FFO 5/15

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2024: available from at least the following sellers
Oakes
Ogden Station
both sources cite a 6" bloom
Garden notes:
blooms every year, has minimal increase, pod fertile as I have 4 unregistered seedlings, at least 1 of which is dormant.
blooms are only 5" when I measure early morning...maybe they open more later
5" blooms are typical here when I measure
season is early-mid: FFO dates--5/20/19, 5/13/20, 5/18/21, 5/12/22, 5/19/23 all in same location.
Bought in 2001, apparent year of introduction.

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Aechmea 'Rakate' is a very recognizable 1947 Aechmea hybrid by W. Richter of Germany.
Seed parent: A. fulgens v. discolor
Pollen parent: A. nudicaulis

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What a lovely plant! I have it in two places in my garden and it is an early bloomer, pure white with golden stamens. Prolific bloomer. Highly recommend!

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I find the best way to start Bupleurum indoors is to start in seed starting mix. Any one will do. Sprinkle seeds and cover with a good sprinkling of vermiculite. I find they need cool and dark to germinate. Don't give up. They take a while to germinate. Sorry no pictures. Happy planting 😁😁

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I will be growing the orange butterfly milk weed this year for winter sowing.

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Dr. Carl Whitcomb, in Know It and Grow It III, summed up 'Nellie R. Stevens' holly quite nicely: "An amazingly durable and tolerant holly that thrives under a wide range of conditions. Especially drought-tolerant and a prolific producer of bright red berries."

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This small, prostrate plant from Europe is usually a lawn companion plant or weed in eastern North America. It is common in many lawns but not all over the place in the lawn, just in some spots. Not the same as the sort of similar Creeping Charlie that is much more widespread and aggressive. It can be a small weed in a planting border also.

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Neoregelia 'Gespacho' was introduced by H. Bullis of Florida without breeder or cross information.
It is believed to be a cross of Neoregelia chlorostica x Neoregelia 'Fireball' by Florida hybridizer Dennis Bryant.
'Gespacho' prefers brite filtered sun reaching 12"-16" across with 2" wide leaves. Grown in the preferred lighting conditions 'Gespacho' will have nice red leaves with yellow green blotches, bands and speckled areas often forming concentric bands.

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Neoregelia 'Sweet Vibrations' is a Chester Skotak hybrid from the cross of Neoregelia carolinae 'Red Variegated' x Neoregelia 'Gespacho'.

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The stem is a darker red. The color of the flower has little to no yellow, compared to the Chasmanthe floribunda.

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My first look at this small tree was in the Van Dusen Botanic Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990's. It is good looking... with a dense branch structure that eventually forms a loosely round crown . The leaves are willow like, 1-3 inches long and covered in woolly gray-green. The blooms in spring are white and attractive, but the form and foliage is the highlight of this tree.
One serious caveat... this tree has a serious problem with fireblight. Pacific Northwest gardeners seem to have the greatest success with this particular tree.
I say that regrettably... I'd love one in my garden.

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Recently (2002) described Pachyphytum with fat, glaucous leaves; rosettes to 2-3 inches; and stems to about 12 inches, often branching at the base. Flowers have a red spot inside each petal. As with other members of the genus, beefy sepals obscure the petals.

From east-central Michoacán. Similar to P. machucae, from northwestern Michoacán, which has bigger leaves and different colored flowers.

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An early, almost heatless cultivar developed by Texas A & M. Grows well here and is great for uses where regular Jalapenos are too hot.

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This strain is a taller selection of the species and can behave as a short-lived perennial according to some Australian growers, flowering for 2-3 years before expiring.

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A well-behaved yet durable evergreen ground cover in our zone 7a yard. It does particularly well on steep slopes (or perhaps few other things do well!) Some of it is in full sun, which does result in moderately bleached foliage. It also grows in full (and dry) shade, though even more slowly than its normally slow rate. The flowers, which bloom in late winter-early spring, are unremarkable, but they have a lovely, honey-like scent.

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