That dreadfully cold weather is gone for the moment, so it’s time to get back to picking up native plants for y’all to buy! Remember, in our area October through April is the perfect time to plant those perennials, shrubs, and trees. That’s because our soil doesn’t freeze which means their roots continue to grow through the winter. Then they are able to withstand the upcoming brutal summer much easier.
A lot of the perennials I have in stock are still winter dormant, and have been taken out of inventory. As soon as they start leafing out I’ll put them back into inventory and they’ll show up in the Garden Shop again. Keep in mind that the perennials that are showing in the Garden Shop still have their winter look. Meaning they do have some green, but don’t look their best.
The picture at the top of this post is Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass. How pretty is that!
Here’s what Ziva and I are getting this week:
- Euonymus americanus, Strawberry Bush, 7-gallon
- Sambucus canadensis, Elderberry, 3-gallon
- Andropogon ternarius, Splitbeard Bluestem, 1-gallon, (new)
- Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass, 1-gallon, (new)
- Schizachyrium stoloniferum, Creeping Little Bluestem, 1-gallon (new)
- Tridens flavus, Purpletop Tridens, 1-gallon, (new)
- Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina Jessamine, 1-gallon
- Ageratina jucunda, Hammock Snakeroot, 1-gallon, (new)
- Hypericum hypericoides, St. Andrews Cross, 1-gallon, (new)
- Penstemon laevigatus, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue, 1-gallon
- Ratibida pinnata, Prairie Coneflower, 1-gallon
- Rudbeckia fulgida, Orange Coneflower, 1-gallon
- Nyssa sylvatica v sylvatica, Black Tupelo Tree, 3-gallon
- Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry, 3-gallon
- Magnolia macrophylla, Ashe Magnolia, 3-gallon
- Piloblephis rigida, Wild Pennyroyal, 1-gallon, (new)
- Myrcianthes fragrans ‘Compacta’, Simpson’s Stopper dwarf, 3-gallon
- Conradina grandiflora, Pineland Mint, 1-gallon
Legend:
All are Florida natives.
(new) This is the first time being sold in Bella’s Garden Shop.
Click on the highlighted plant name to be taken to its description page to get more info and place your order.
Which one is your favorite??
Happy diggin’ in the dirt!
Jeanni and Ziva
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