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 Babiana angustifolia -- Baboon Flower -- This little bulbous plant from the western Cape region of South Africa grows to something under a foot tall and spreads to form a clump by means of self-seeding and the creation of new bulblets. The hardiness of Babianas is not agreed on. Certainly fine in zone 9, but is reported to survive in zone 8 with a mulch, and some have reported success in zone 6. Can be used as a forcing bulb indoors. Outside, many supposedly tender South African bulbs survive in zone 8 if well-drained. Summer dormant.

4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

Baptisia minor -- Dwarf False Indigo -- More compact than the more common Baptisia australils, this species is widely considered superior for its small size, pretty shape, and abundant lupin-like purple flowers. The silvery-blue leaves are small, and the flowers abundant in mid-spring. After the flowers go, inflated, rattling, black seed pods adorn the plant in summer. Drought-resistant. Used as a substitute for true Indigo (Indigofera spp) for making dye. Zones 3-9.

 

4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

Ethel Aardvark Creative commons atrribution 3.0.

Bauhinia hookeri (Lysiphyllum hookeri) -- Mountain Ebony -- Subtropical small tree or large shrub with uniquely double (bifurcated) leaves and showy white flowers with red stamens. Excellent indoor bonsai subject, or specimen in zone 10. From northeastern Australia.

 

4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

Billbergia nutans -- Queen's Tears --Typically considered a houseplant, Billbergia nutans has shown surprising hardiness, surviving, and even blooming, at 15-17°F, zone 8b. Why an epiphitic Bromeliad from Brazil and points south would be that hardy, we don't know, except that it it grows at high altitude. It's normally a winter bloomer, but can be forced to bloom at any time. Narrow, arching leaves support panicles of multicolored flowers in pastel shades of yellow, pink, blue, and green, which last about a week. Grows to 20" tall, with indefinite spread.

4" pot $6.00 Limit 3
Bletilla striata is perhaps the best known of the hardy terrestrial orchids, and among the largest and showiest, growing 1-2' tall and spreading in a patch equally wide. In spring and early summer, they produce stalks of 1" magenta, distinctly orchid-like flowers, up to 12 per stalk. Bletillas are native to China, Japan, and Taiwan. Deciduous, winter dormant. Zones 5-9.

4" pot $5.00 Limit 3
Bletilla striata 'Innocence' Like the above, but with flowers that are white, tinged lavender. Zones 6-9.

4" pot $6.00 Limit 3

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 Brachychiton gregorii -- Desert Kurrajong -- Brachychitons are collectively called bottle trees because they develop swollen trunks. A small tree, often around 10', that grows in arid Western Australia, especially around the Murchison River. It has bell shaped pale pink or white flowers in summer. followed by pods. It has also been considered a subspecies of both B. acerifolius and B. populneus. Zone 9 in a dry location, once established. Also used as an indoor pot plant and for bonsai.
$5.00 Limit 3
Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi' -- Angels' Trumpet. Big, furry, green leaves form the backdrop to 15" long, deep apricot hanging trumpets that seem to cover the entire plant when it is in full bloom, exuding a mesmerizing fragrance and exhibiting strongly recurved petals. Even though this is top hardy to only 25°F, it is root hardy to 10°F. More and more locals here dig this one up and overwinter it inside and drop it back outside the next spring, which the plant seems to handle quite well. Though not the newest Brugmansia, it is still considered one of the best. Seeds are poisonous.
2 qt. pot $6.00 Limit 3
Brugmansia sanguinea, Red Angels' Trumpet, is an open shrub to 10-30' tall, with 6-10" red-orange trumpet flowers that have yellow veins. Quite a sight when in bloom from late spring to fall. Flowers are unscented.


2 qt. pot $8.00 Limit 3

  

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