I have to say again, what an incredible person Anne, Xerantheum, is. Incredible. I had no idea.
First of all there were 16 plants total. And they were growing. And green. Even after Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and all of Friday in a dark box between South Carolina and Kentucky, they are still green and growing. Sixteen plants, not a leaf suffered nor a stem, the box was so well packed. Incredible.
So this is what was in the box:
Double Tuberose 'The Pearl', Polianthes tuberosa
Pitcher's Leather Flower Clematis pitcheri
EE Coffee Cups - Colocasia
EE Mojito Colocasia esculenta
EE Illustris Colocasia esculenta
Pineapple Lily Eucomis comosa
Pineapple Lily Eucomis 'Leia'
Yellow Rain Lily Zephrantes citrina
Wax Flower Hoya carnosa
ConfederateRose Hibiscus mutabilis (YES!!!! Love this!)
Chinese Cucumber Trichosanhes kirilowii
4 o'clock Mirabilis jalapa (YES!!)
Moon Vine Ipomoea alba
Datura innoxia
Ornamental Sweet Potato Margarita Ipomoea batatas (love this lime color)
Persian Shield Srobilanthes dyeriana
Incredible list and that's not all. Each plant was selected for my zone and each plant had it's own instructions, four beautiful pages of them, a little dark because I was in shade and only had my iPhone for these:
And here's the group of them, all green and truly healthy along with pictures of some of the individuals. Ignore the river birch leaves all over the walkway, they belong to me, Anne didn't send them . . .
Only the Elephant Ears were a little wilted, but everything, including the vines, were so carefully packaged nothing was broken. And the Elephant Ears will be just fine, they were just pouting and I don't blame them -- laying around all crowded together in the dark for all those days, I'd be wilted too. Oh, and each plant comes with its own label.
I'll be finished with the planting tomorrow afternoon and then you will see how very beautiful everything is going to be.
Anne, I can tell you love your plants. I will too.
