Here’s a preview of some of the rare and unusual beauties that will be available at this year’s Plant Sale: Bletilla Yokohama (Ground Orchid) sports some lovely star shaped lavender flowers; Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘White Surprise’ (White Surprise False Blue Spirea) with lovely white edged leaves and small blue flowers; Fragaria variegata (Variegated Alpine Strawberry), another white edged leaf plant producing crops of sweet flavorful fruit; Gladiolus dalenii ‘Boone’ (Boone Hardy Gladiolus) this is a cold hardy gladiolus with gorgeous apricot colored flowers; Lilium ‘Springville’ (Springville Lily) a natural hybrid of two North American native lilies, the pendent scarlet red flowers are each spotted brown toward the throat. Nepeta racemosa ‘Little Titch’ (Little Titch Catmint) a compact Catmint growing up to 10″ tall with masses of fragrant, tubular lavender flowers; Streptocarpus ‘Spin Art’ (Cape Primrose) makes an excellent houseplant for a low light area, with royal purple flowers streaked with red.
