More of the Good

Welcome back to another installment of Lost In the Farmer’s Market. This is the February post and for the purposes of getting back on track for March in a twice-per month schedule the two posts containing haworthia and gasteria will be combined into one larger post for your reading enjoyment. In March I will begin discussing all things late winter and spring so hold on to your hats…it’s going to be good!

Few garden enthusiasts realize that most of our garden species come from a limited number of plant families. For instance the Aster family contains the daisies, marigolds, Calendulas, Dandelions, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Lettuce, Radicchio, Rudbeckia, Zinnia and of course the Asters. In the same light the Aloe grouping has three major branches to it’s family tree, in my last post I covered the Aloe group but in this post I will be talking about the Haworthia and Gasteria branches. I have to admit that the Aloes are better known because of course we see their most famous representative (Aloe barbadensis/vera) in a wide variety of skincare products and some health beverages. In interesting contrast, the Haworthias are no less varied in shape and form and actually are more cold tolerant. To an extreme for a succulent, Gasteria are even tougher than the haworthias and can survive long periods of complete neglect as long as they get some sunlight.

As noted before the first rule of succulents and cactus is that “All cactus are succulents, but not all succulents are cactus.” This saying means that basically Cacti have a very specific biology, and thus when dealing with a succulent plant it’s smarter to call it a succulent until you know absolutely what you are handling. Aloe, Haworthia and Gasteria are all succulents because they lack spines, whereas cactus will have several types of spines as a form of self-defense. I am simplifying a bit but then this is not a hard botany article so my light-weight definition is reasonably accurate. As for haworthias which consequently have no common name, it’s best to think of them as aloes with much smaller leaves and a habit for growing faster and producing offshoots quicker. They are as a whole somewhat more tolerant of moisture but I would not assume that to mean you water them as often as a house plant such as a philodendron. Haworthias can handle temperatures as low as 28 degrees as long as they are not exposed to chilling winds or have wet foliage but frozen soil will kill a haworthia. Make no mistake, if you leave a haworthia outside in winter where the temperature drops below freezing you will probably lose the plant. If kept in a sunroom and covered over with a thin plastic drop cloth it is likely that a haworthia will survive the winter without needing to come indoors barring any exceptionally cold weather.

Haworthia coarctata – Dragon Haworthia

Haworthia cuspidata – Star-Window Plant

Haworthia cuspitata  – Star-Window Plant (red type)

Haworthia margaritifera – Pearl Plant

Haworthia miribilis – Wonderful Haworthia

Haworthia venosa subspecies Tesselata – Tesselated Haworthia

Next up we have the gasterias which are commonly called Ox-Tongues for some reason or another. The name gasteria comes from the stomach shaped flowers (Gastric) and the members of this branch of the family are exceptionally hardy but still vulnerable to freezing and will not tolerate frozen soil. With that said if you want to see rapid growth, gasteria are not the plants for you as they are slow, but respond impressively to limited fertilization and repotting every three to five years. They bloom in later winter to early spring if not into summer just like the aloes and haworthias do. It should be noted that despite being plants that prefer an arid climate, aloes, Haworthia and Gasteria can suffer sunscald and must be introduced to full sun slowly in the spring to avoid disfiguring damage to their foliage.

Gasteria liliputana – Dwarf Ox Tongue

Gasteria minima – Miniature Ox Tongue

Gasteria maculata – Ox Tongue

Gasteria bicolor – Bicolor Ox Tongue

The next few plants answer a question that all you house plant fans out there may have wondered, ‘if those three plants are in the same family, can they produce hybrids?’. The answer is yes as  they can with careful management produce viable hybrid offspring, thus far I have no aloe-haworthia or haworthia-gasteria crosses but the following are gasteria-aloe crosses that have produced an interesting variety of forms and colors.

Gasteraloe hybrid – “Green Gold”

Gasteraloe hybrid – “Green Ice”

Gasteraloe verrucosa – “Radiance”

Gasteraloe verrucosa – “Flow”

Now that the main topic has been handled stay tuned for our next article in two weeks where I’ll be talking in brief about the Rhipsalis family and a bit about spring preparations. Before I go however I do have to talk in brief about the City Market and the Better Health Market.

Better Health Market

1224 Bragg Boulevard, Fayetteville NC

Thursdays 5:00pm-7:00pm

(Indoor Event)

The City Market

325 Franklin Street, Fayetteville NC

Saturdays 9:00an-1:00pm

(Outdoor event)

I bring up both markets because as of this week I’ll begin offering my first spring plants as we are just about to enter the month of March and the time when most gardeners in our region really begin to consider their options for the coming warm season. You can expect the following at both events this week so feel free to stop in at your leisure.

Produce

6x Seasoning Packets, $1.00 (Rosemary, Thyme, Tarragon, Sage, Garlic Cilantro.)

6x Soup Kits, $5.00 (Celery, Carrot, Red Potatoes, Onions, Purple top turnip.)

Crop Plants

6x Parris Island Lettuce, $3.00 (Romaine Type Heirloom)

6x Rouge D’hiver Lettuce, $3.00 (Romaine Type Heirloom)

6x Napa Cabbage, $3.00 (Asian Cabbage, Heirloom Type.)

6x Dinosaur Kale, $3.00 (AKA Tuscan Kale, good for kale chips)

3x Red Giant Mustard, $3.00 (Good ornamental or for stewed greens)

3x Savoy Cabbage, $3.00 (Great for steaming)

2x Cabbage Collards $3.00 (Heirloom, Carolina)

Hopefully I’ll see some of you at the market, but otherwise stay tuned for our next episode.

Wait Who told January it could be this Cold?!

Welcome back to another episode of Lost In The Farmers Market. This episode marks the first of forty-six episodes making up the entirety of the 2015 web log season. As per tradition the month of January is reserved for reviewing the prior year’s activities and processes to determine which if any of those plants, products, materials and methods is worth integrating to routine operations at the test gardens. There are four posts for the month of January so of course you can expect a Harvest summary for 2014, a products review and a plant review. Most of the aforementioned data is still being studied and prepared so for today’s post we are reviewing the origins and nature of 2014’s most famous plant species.

I know some of you regular readers are already guessing as to what the most popular plant species for 2014 is and indeed I can’t blame you for guessing as the answer could be any number of plants or plant groupings. Amazingly in 2014 the diversity of plant materials sold at the booth exploded for lack of a better word. We offered more varieties than in any prior operations year and 2015 is already ahead of the curve in materials so I think all of you out there who read this know that the booth will be featuring a number of firsts in 2015. But let’s talk about the obvious item at hand; the most in-demand plant species of 2014 was the Aloe family group. During August we had the “Sparklitis” month event devoted to aloes primarily and then we upped the ante when we attended the Hanukkah Bazaar in December. Your response was to buy most of our stock and due to that I think it can be fairly said that the customers have spoken.

But of course the real telling factor is how this favoritism altered the plant collection at the headquarters as that collection is the true yardstick by which one can determine how much plant hunting went on for a species in 2014. In total in 2013 the Aloe group collection had eleven individual plants on record consisting of the following varieties.

Aloe ciliaris – Climbing Aloe

Aloe deltoidantes ‘Sparkler’ – Checkerboard Aloe

Aloe descoingsii – Miniature Aloe

Aloe dorothea – Sunset Aloe

Aloe varigata – Partridge Breast Aloe

Aloe vera/barbadensis – Medicinal Aloe

Gasteraloe hybrid – ‘Green Gold’

Gasteria verrucosa – Ox Tongue

Haworthia attenuata var. zebrina – Zebra Plant

Haworthia coarctata – Black Dragon

Haworthia cuspidata – Star Window Plant

To say that the collection has eleven examples of the aloe family is no small feat. For note Aloe, Haworthia and Gasteria are all so closely related as far as succulents go, that they can cross-breed naturally however more often than not the crosses are due to human-assisted sexual reproduction via manual pollen transfer. In 2014 due to the success of the 2013 offering of rare and exotic aloe species the race was on to present more of the established varieties (Aloe vera, Checkerboard aloe and sunset aloe) while making inroads to offering new options that may not have been known previously. This meant scouring any and all wholesale plat purveyors who dealt in  house plants and then after that hitting up every nursery within a sixty mile radius at least once every two months starting in March. Additional rarities were special ordered in some cases for sale as part of the August specialty month. What was available already at the headquarters was divided and prepared months in advance of August and this set the stage for a much larger Aloe grouping plant list when compared to the original eleven plants noted above. As of this writing the aloe ‘clan’ consists of some twenty seven individual specimens not counting the crop for this year. For 2014 the following specimens were introduced to the collection.

Collection Items

Aloe gastrolea – Midnight Aloe

Aloe hybrid ‘Christmas’ – Christmas Aloe

Aloe hybrid ‘Silver Star’ – Silver Star Aloe

Aloe hybrid ‘Moon dance’ – Moon Dance Aloe

Aloe nobilis ‘Gold Tooth’ – Gold Tooth Aloe

Aloe nobilis x Aloe sp. – Crosby’s Prolific Aloe

Aloe x ‘Grassy Lassie’ (Griffin Hybrid) – Grassy Lassie

Gasteraloe hybrid ‘Green Gold’ – Green Gold Gasteraloe

Gasteria bicolor – Lawyers Tongue

Gasteria verrucosa x Aloe sp. ‘ Flow’ – Flow Gasteraloe*

Gasteria verrucosa x Aloe sp. ‘Radiance’ – Radiance Gasteraloe*

Haworthia mirabilis – Wonderful Haworthia

Haworthia miribilis var. triebneriana – Domed Star Window Plant

Haworthia sp. – Pagoda Haworthia

Haworthia venosa subspecies tesselata – Tesselated Haworthia

Sale Items

Aloe glauca – Blue Aloe

Aloe hybrid – Blizzard Aloe

Aloe nobilis subsp. – Gator

Aloe gastrolea – Nightskye Aloe

Aloe x  hybrid – Fauxgave

As you can see, we offered five new aloe types in 2014 with good success. However in the above list you might notice two entries with asterisks. That brings us to the more interesting part of the topic at hand. In the plant trade despite efforts to make the plant stock uniform so that the customers always get roughly the same result we often come across the fact that the plants themselves often have their own plans. While the act of taking a cutting, or dividing a clump-forming plant or any other form of asexual reproduction of plant stock does endure that the new plants are genetic duplicates of the parent plant, some times the environment ont he growing rack prompts recessive traits to be come dominant and you end up with a mutation of an otherwise homogenous crop. One of the plants offered this year as marked with an asterisk above,  was a interesting example of such variation. The 'Flow' Aloe-Gasteria hybrid was offered in spring of 2014 by Angel Plants who is known for their interesting variety of house plants. However in the growing racks they seemingly failed to notice that they shipped out a number of plants exhibiting the same genetic mutation.The image below depicts the specimen plant (a offset of one of the mother plants) of the 'Flow' Aloe-Gasteria hybrid. Note the fat fleshy leaves that make it's aloe heritage very obvious. Notice the impossible deep green stem tips and lighter green freckles all over the plant qwhich come from the Gasteria side of the parentage.

The 'Flow' Gasteria-Aloe hybrid

 For comparison, the plant below is the 'Radiance' type that I actually sold this year, or perhaps the oddest example of the type. Note the leaves are thin, and the amount of gel within is probably next to none. The Radiance type more closely resembles it's gasteria parentage and barely resembles the Aloe side of the equation.

The 'Radiance' Type Gasteria-Aloe hybrid

For clarity purposes I've included an image of an Aloe and a Gasteria so you can see what traits are evident in the probable parent species.

Gasteria verrucosa - Ox Tongue Plant

Aloe nobilis x Aloe sp  'Crosby's Prolific'

So clearly radiance was a mutation on the normal strain, that to a skilled handler of exotic plants stood out readily and of course I snapped up every example of the mutation for exclusive distribution. Some of you out there have members of this rarity as a result and as you can see the Radiance type is already producing pups so the item will be kept in circulation. This highlights the odd aspect of the plant trade however. Often the new hot item of the year isn't intentional it just so happens to be a chance mutation that is stable and desirable.  What will come for next year's August event? Who knows but I can assure you that it will be something  to talk about. This puts the cork in the bottle for this episode of LITFM, just remember folks, winter plants need less watering and try to avoid wetting the leaves, stems or crowns of your succulents and other plants.

P.S.

I'm still manning the booth at the City Farmer's Market on Saturdays between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. I cant say what materials will be sold at the booth other than fresh cut herbs, and soup kits. What plant stock I carry is dependent on the weather. The Fayettevile City Market is located at 325 Franklin Street in the front parking lot of the Fayetteville Transportation Museum.

Its a Bird! Its a Plane! its an early Episode!

Welcome back to another episode of Lost In The Farmers Market or LITFM 10-10-10 for all you radio station enthusiasts out there. This week we’re going to break with the topic set for the month of August briefly to talk about the “sparklitis” outbreak in Fayetteville North Carolina. As you may know “Sparklitis” is a common affliction of those of the shopping persuasion, and there is no known cure. However by sating the “Sparklitis” urge with something completely exotic is just about the only way to cause the condition to go into remission. We at LITFM are working with both the CDC and USDA to distribute “Sparklitis” fighting items to slow the spread of this extremely communicable affliction. How we  at LITFM are involved in combating this affliction will be covered in the second half of this episode and keep in mind this is a Photo-heavy episode so mind your internet connections this episode will be like digital penicillin for the fighting of the “Sparklitis”.

The pros of August, suddenly all the peppers get that turbo-growth spurt and bam! peppers everywhere!

Now first off as you know it’s August and that poses its own set of problems and the first of such is the yearly cycle of larval critters. In late spring the cabbage moths are the problem, and in the dead heat of summer you get the good, bad and ugly. The good is that by now there’s no doubt the ladybug and praying mantises are out and about and chances are you’ve seen one or both. The test gardens have a very persistent population of leaf-footed bugs, and Wheel bugs both of which are aggressive predators of other insects. In terms of bad one could say that the larvae of the black swallow tail butterflies are a best in that they eat any and all members of the carrot family but prefer fennel and parsley. If you planted enough however there should be enough for both you and them and so it’s relative. As for the ugly you get what we have here in the picture below.

Exhibit A: Insidious insect invasion and subsequent sacking of solanum!

Fortunately I caught the culprit and detained him, he was entirely unrepentant about the damages caused and proceeded to defecate all over his cell. In fact this vile creature decided to try and ruin his mug shot by defecating several times as we tried to snap his picture.

Exhibit B: Caught in the act with stolen piece of Solanum, attempted to eat evidence before picture could be taken.

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate, some men you just can’t reach so you get what we had here last week. Which is the way he wants it…well he gets it!”

Yes this is a Tomato horn worm and constitutes the “ugly” catergory as a whole for the tough month of August. This creature’s scientific name is Manduca quinquemaculata an it’s the larvae of the Five-spotted hawkmoth which explains their enormous size and how they just seem to appear. The adults of this species lay their eggs on the target plant at night and eggs take between two and eight days to hatch. As any gardener knows from there it’s just days before a tiny little caterpillar becomes something as big as a man’s thumb. This specimen was all that at 4” though when the picture was taken he was defensively curling up a little.

I might note that using black lights is an easy way to spot these critters at night but also scouting for suddenly stumpy stems is another way.  I spotted this one because I noticed a section of missing leaves. The tomato will absolutely recover and the perpetrator was put in “wet storage” That is immersed in 90% isopropyl rubbing alcohol for preservation. Why the stronger rubbing alcohol? It tends to keep the original colors of the preserve insect and there is very little suffering, though admittedly the suffering isn’t so much what I’m concerned with.

With that said this is the time of the year the hawkmoths are in flight so keep a close eye out for the horn worms as they will attack any member of the nightshade family. The plant targets of preference include Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Tobacco, Potatoes and moonflowers. The Larvae are vulnerable to any direct application insecticide and thus are easily picked off once spotted though it may be wise to do damage control checks as part of your routine to prevent incursions. But somehow I suspect your all waiting for the second half and so let’s get with the digital “sparklitis”

Peperomia obtusifolia ‘varigata’ – Variegated Desert Privet

The desert privets are the definitive poster child for the widely varied peperomia family and may be the most cultivated member of the family. The desert privet makes for an easy low-maintenance house plants that only require occasional water low amounts of fertilizer and as much light as you can provide. They do not tolerate temperatures below 30 degrees without protection but do prefer a soil with moderate organic matter that drains well. This variety is variegated which makes it good in use as a means to brighten up a corner near a window or as a temporary accent.

Peperomia hybrid - Huntington Hybrid Peperomia

The Huntington Hybrid peperomia is one of those odd plants that seems to have never made it into major cultivation. Perhaps it’s the fact that this one will keep growing straight up unless encouraged to branch by the pruning of its apical tip. Either way it is a bit more sensitive to constantly wet soil so it has to be treated more like a cactus in regards to watering needs. Otherwise it is a unique peperomia to add to a collection.

Peperomia verticilliata – Rotary Peperomia

The Rotary peperomia has been offered at the booth several times and this time we have used an image of what the mature plant looks like with time. In deed it produces little offsets like a aloe once mature allowing it to form a uniquely shaped semi-shrubby form with time. Honestly this one is a little more moisture sensitive than the desert privet but also a lot more responsive to fertilizers. Rotary is an odd plant for the gardener who has it all.

Aloe ‘Quicksilver’ x. ‘Rare Flare’ – Silver Ridge Aloe

They’re back for another go in the August market. I sold a number of these last year in 3” pots and they sold out but you folks wanted more and here they are in limited supply. Rare flare is more of a visual and texture plant but it does bloom when it reaches a certain size and those blooms are typical pink-red aloe blooms.  I can personally say I’ve seen humming birds go for the blooms on this plant and it is also fair to say this aloe requires little fuss even being able to survive for a while without irrigation.

Aloe vera x Gasteria verrucosa ‘Radiance’ – Radiance Gasteraloe

When I first encountered the mother plant these came from I said “What an Aloe!”  Indeed, this is an aloe hybrid that throws all the normal expectations of aloe out the window. Radiance prefers bright light as a house plant or partial-full sun as a summertime outdoor plant. The soil mix used with this one should contain decent organic matter but be able to drain rapidly to avoid root rot. I also should note that when watering this one care should be taken to avoid getting the crown wet. The best use for this plant is as an exotic accent since its lower parts and near the central crown of the plant are white or pale pink-green while the leaf tips are dark green and textured. This lighter coloration seems to fade towards the top like the bubbles in a fizzy beverage which adds additional appeal to the plant.

Aloe vera ‘ Blue’ – Blue Medicinal Aloe

Amazingly just when you thought medicinal aloe could not get any better, along comes ‘blue’ which is a more blue colored version of normal medicinal aloe. In use it is identical to the normal medicinal aloe except that in household cultivation it’s got a differing coloration.  The general rue with any aloe is to water only when dry and to avoid getting the plant’s crown wet to avoid incidences of root and crown rot. Blue fortunately is identical in care needs to plain medicinal aloe and with time it will get rather large and produce offsets.

Aloe nobilis ‘Gator’ – Gator Aloe

To clarify the name “Aloe nobilis” isn’t actually a recognized plant name yet. It seems it’s the generalized name for any cross between A. perfoliata (Mitre Aloe) and A. brevifolia (short leaved aloe). As far as aloes go this one is still medicinal but the leaves yield less gel but are more readily adapted to hot dry arid conditions and poor soils. As a house plant it stands out as an dark green alternative to a number of non-succulent house plants with similar grassy or strap-leaved foliage. The teeth along the leaves margins are fairly rigid though but not as deadly as a true cactus. I suspect the name gator came about due to the resemblance of the leaves to an alligator’s tail.

Aloe dorotheae – Sunset Aloe

Introduced last August at the booth in very limited numbers the Sunset Aloe makes its grand return for those of you who missed it. Sunset aloe is almost extinct in its native range because of over collecting; the locals use it in the same way we used Aloe vera. Unfortunately due to its slow growth rate sunset aloe is not the best choice for first aid treatment of burns however its ability to turn brilliant red-orange in bright sun is well worth it being used as a specimen potted plant in the summer garden and as a permanent item in your winter house plant collection.

Aloe deltoideodantes – Checkerboard Aloe

I introduced this plant to the area last year as part of Last August’s sale and it’s back. Due to a lack of a common name I nicknamed this aloe ‘checkerboard’ because the white patches on the leaves are almost perfectly square and appear in a semi-grid formation. As far as house plants go this aloe does not tolerate wet soil but will withstand neglect and some cold. I do recommend occasional fertilizer, repotting every few years and avoiding exposure to frost.

Aloe glauca – Blue Aloe

The A. glauca group are actually the true blue aloes and are not to be confused with the blue medicinal aloe which is A. barbadensis/vera. Although used commonly in skin softening and rejuvenating cosmetics blue aloe does have use in treating burns but has slightly differing effects than true medicinal aloe. As a house plant its care is identical to Aloe vera and it also can be put outside for the summer.

Aloe hybrid ‘Blizzard’

Blizzard is a hybrid of undetermined parentage that has striking white foliage with an attractive flower as the picture indicates. As noted in other entries Aloe flowers are attractive to humming birds and butterflies and it tends to occur in early to mid-summer. This aloe seems to tolerate more moisture than some but has no real cold tolerance. As a house plant I would treat it more like a cactus and water only as needed and cut back on fertilizer during the winter months, bright light is a must.

Aloe x Gasteria ‘Night Sky’

Night Sky is a striking aloe that seems to have some Gasteria parentage due to the textured and impossibly dark green leaves. No information searches have confirmed the parentage or the nature of if the variety is protected so we gave it the name Night sky due to its dark green-almost black leaves. Thus far it’s proven to not be tolerate of having constantly wet roots but otherwise seems to be temperature insensitive. I have not tested this plant’s frost tolerance however and presume it to be limited at about 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Even so this is a real show stopper especially if it were to be placed inside a light colored decorative vase or pot.

Haworthia coarcata ‘Black Dragon’ – Black Dragon Haworthia

The Haworthias are relatives of the aloe and Ox-Tongue families as such they are relatively easy to care for as far as succulents go.  I believe I bought the mother plant for this one at a Home Despot back around 2005 as part of a cactus and succulent display. It at the time was just an assorted succulent and it took some time to identify its precise species but then it threw a curveball. The mother plant exhibited a very dark green coloration that was almost black and its leaves showed a spiraling pattern with extremely rigid leaves that resembled scales. No other pictured member of the group featured this trait so, I ascertained it was a mutation and named it “Black dragon”.

Punica granatum ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Pomegranate

I did indeed hint these would be returning and guess what; here they come. In the august season just to increase the “sparklitis” effect I am happy to present dwarf pomegranates that are mature enough o produce fruit despite being in 6” pots. For note pomegranates are deciduous perennials in our climate and need full sun to do their best in the land scape. I recommend planting them in soil that is heavily enriched with composted manure or well-aged compost and then applying a 1-2” layer of mulch.

Ficus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’ – Chicago Hardy Fig

I told you these would return also and here they are in big 6” pots and like the pomegranates above they are 100% GMO free and organic! Figs are one of the most easily grown deciduous fruiting shrubs in the sustainable gardener’s arsenal. I might add this variety is the most cold tolerant fig you can buy and it forms the nicest shrub possible completely hiding whatever you want to hide during the warm seasons with ease.

I realize this has been a long post but we must move onto the closing, and in doing that I present the market materials list. As you may know the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market occurs every Wednesday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Fayetteville Transportation Museum. The museum is located at 325 Franklin Street in downtown Fayetteville and on the weekend parking enforcement takes the day off so there’s plenty of parking with no need to feed the meters.  Moving right along here we have this week’s plant list.

Southward Skies: A northern guide to southern Gardening

This is the second edition of my book, which was published using data compiled from several years of test garden operations. It’s written to aid gardeners of all skill levels in successful garden methods that are targeted for the south east but had proven to be a valued resource for gardens across the eastern coast. It’s certainly a good gift for that gardener you know or for yourself if you’d like to have a reliable field guide. The book costs $25.00 and we do take checks for this item, you can even have it signed.

Fruiting Shrubs

2x Fig, Chicago Hardy, 6” pot ($12.00)

2x Pomegranate, Dwarf, 6” pot ($12.00)

Herbs

4x Basil, Genovese, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Artemesia, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Fennel, Black, 7” pot ($5.00)

1x Oregano, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rosemary, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Sage, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Thyme, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Toothache Plant 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Ornamental:

4x Baloon Flower, White 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Nicotina, Flowering Tobacco, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Irish Eyes, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Golden, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

House Plants:

2x Peperomia hybrid, Huntington BHG - 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Peperomia obtusifolia, Varigated Desert Privet - 3.5” pot ($5.00)

1x Peperomia verticilliata, Rotary Peperomia - 6.0" pot (6.00)
2x Aloe dorotheae,  Sunset Aloe - 4.0" pot (6.00)
2x Aloe deltoideodantes, Checkerboard Aloe - 4.0" pot ($6.00)
2x Aloe glauca, Blue Aloe - 4.0" pot ($6.00)
2x Aloe hybrid, 'Blizzard' Aloe - 4.0" pot ($6.00)
2x Aloe nobilis ‘Gator’, 3.5” pot ($5.00)

2x Aloe vera ‘Blue’, Blue Medicinal Aloe - 3.5” pot ($5.00)
2x Aloe x Gasteria, 'Night Sky' Aloe - 6.0" pot ($6.00)
2x Aloe vera x Gasteria verrucosa, 'Radiance Aloe' 4.0" pot ($8.00)

Coming Soon:

Black Dragon Haworthia

Silver Ridge Aloe

Perennial Aloe (zones 7-11!!)

Heart-Leaf Philodendron


-And whatever other crazy stuff happens to have rooted at the HQ and looks really cool!

Also coming soon, Christmas cactus!