| Name | Sea Holly - My denotation "A" |
| Genus/Species | Eryngium pandurifolium |
| Family | Apiaceae (Umbelliferaceae) |
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| Name | Sea Holly - My denotation "B" |
| Genus/Species | Eryngium agavifolium |
| Family | Apiaceae (Umbelliferaceae) |
| Type | Perennial |
| Aka | Agave leafed Sea Holly |
| Origin | Europe, North Africa, Turkey |
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| Hardy | Very |
| Use | Garden oddity |
| Zones | 5 - 9 |
| Attract | Bees, birds, butterflies |
| Sun | Full sun to partial shade |
| Water | Protect from excess winter water Drought tolerant |
| Soil | Poor to rich, dry, well drained |
| Size | 4 - 6' x 3 - 4' |
| Leaf | Prickly gray green |
| Flower | Bizarre grey green thistle |
| Bloom | Summer to fall |
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| Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/57260/index.html |
| My notes | Mine were started from seeds |
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| Name | Snail Vine |
| Genus/Species | Vigna caracalla |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Type | Tender Perennial |
| Aka | Phaseolus caracalla or P gigantea, Caracalla Bean |
| Origin | South America, to Europe in 1700's |
| General | Requires hot exposure to bloom |
| Use | Summer screen or bank cover |
| Zones | 12-24, but does ok in 9 |
| Sun | Hot exposure, full sun to part shade |
| Water | Little to normal, droops easily to tell you it needs water |
| Soil | Clay loam or alkaline |
| Size | Trailing to 15 or 20 feet |
| Plant | Thinish vine |
| Leaf | Light green, heart shaped like pea leaf |
| Flower | Purple oddly shaped spirals, like a snail |
| Bloom | Free blooming all spring and summer, into fall |
| Seeds | Hard to find, needs ants |
| Prune | Clip tendrils Nov to Dec for Jan to Mar bloom |
| Prop | Seeds or cuttings, air layering easy |
| Allow seed pods to dry before opening | |
| Seeds I received from a friend sprouted, seeds were over 1/4" in diameter | |
| Enemies | Snails, lol |
| Notes: | Requires ants to do the germinating |
| Half hardy, poor below 40 or 50 | |
| Picture | http://almostedenplants.com/mall/Snailvine.asp |
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| My notes | I found one seed in the mother plant I use for cuttings, but it was teensy,
1/32". A friend sent me seeds and they were huge, over 1/4" and three of six of those sprouted. I keep it potted and bring it into the winter greenhouse. |
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| Name | Staghorn Fern |
| Genus/Species | Platycerium bifurcatum |
| Family | Polypodiaceae |
| Type | Fern, tender perennial |
| Aka | Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears |
| Origin | Tropical regions, Australia and New Guinea |
| General | Oddity |
| Hardy | 20 with lathe protection |
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| Zones | 15-17, 19-24 |
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| Sun | Indirect light, north or east windows are best |
| Water | Regular but not too much, can dry out between waterings |
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| Size | 3' x 3' |
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| Leaf | Long dusty looking blue green |
| Flower | Insignificant |
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| Prop | Offsets |
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| Notes: | Fertile fronds are forked, sterile ones are flat, pale green aging to brown |
| Often sold as P alciorne | |
| Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/2740/index.html |
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| Name | Stevia |
| Genus/Species | Stevia rebaudiana |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Type | Perennial herb |
| Aka | Eupatorium rebaudianum Candy Leaf |
| Origin | Northern South America |
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| Notes: | Sweetener, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, diuretic, cardiotonic, contraceptive, and tonic |
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| Name | Sweet Pea |
| Genus/Species | Lathyrus odoratus |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Type | Annual |
| Origin | Mediterrean |
| General | Plant in early spring - does not do well in the heat |
| Use | Wall, tall edging |
| Zones | All |
| Attract | Bees, butterfly |
| Sun | Full sun, partial works too |
| Water | Moderate to little |
| Soil | Any |
| Size | to 5' tall |
| Flower | Old Fashioned - wide variety |
| Bloom | Spring to summer |
| Seeds | Pea pods after bloom, pick before brown when they explode |
| Prune | Trim for repeat bloom before summer heat |
| Requires support, trellis | |
| Prop | Seeds |
| Notes: | If you plant these near garden peas, you can differeniate between seed pods as sweet peas pods are hairy and seed is brown |
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| Name | Sycamore tree |
| Genus/Species | Platanus |
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| Type | Deciduois tree |
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| Hardy | Very |
| Use | Shade tree |
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| Sun | Full |
| Water | Average |
| Soil | Average |
| Size | 40' x 40' |
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| Danger | Roots can be invasive, dont plant next to power lines like we did |
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| My notes | Single seed pod = American (P. frutescens) Leaf leaves are wider than they are long Double seed pods = London planetree (Platanus X acerfolia) Leaf lobes are long as they are wide Three or more pods = Oriental planetree (P. orientalis) Leaf lobes are longer than wide and very deeply incised |
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