Early Scout is a hybrid with fern leaf mix. I also have a Wind Chimes which is a hybrid mix with fern leaf. I hope to have blossoms this year after transplanting it to a better location than before.
The sand seen in the bed is just a top cover. I found that a layer of sand helps to keep weeds down or makes them easy to pull. The original filling for the bed was something like 2 bags of compost with manure, a bag of very sandy potting soil, and a half bag of 'hardwood fines' mulch, and about a pint of fertilizer stirred in a wheelbarrow. Slow going but it makes an excellent soil base for any plant. The hardwood fines mulch is about 50% decayed and gives the soil a fluffy texture until it all decays. Anytime wood is added to soil there should be a high-nitrogen fertilizer added since the wood consumes nitrogen as it decays. A big mistake made by people who add raw sawdust to gardens.
