What’s in Bloom

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.

Most of these are tender perennials, so they will look great in containers and/or as house plants: Abutilon savitzii (Variegated Flowering Maple), Alternanthera ficoidea ‘Party Time’ (Joseph’s coat). Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum (Giant Leopard Plant), Pelargonium ‘Mr. Henry Cox’ (Henry Cox Geranium), Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’ (Rodger’s Flower) and Alocasia cuprea ‘Red Secret’ (Elephant Ear).

All of these gorgeous plants will be available at this year’s Plant Sale!

Here are some beautiful black & blue hued annuals that you will find at the Friends 2026 Plant Sale. Won’t they look great in your garden?