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Plants beginning with 'R'

 Reineckia carnea Pink Form -- A very rare plant from the Himalayas. Although there's no doubt that the plant depicted here is Reineckia carnea, we can't reconcile our own experience of it with what we read. Our references say there is a single species in the genus, but we have two forms so different that they look suspiciously like two species. The books also say that the plant doesn't flower or fruit well in areas with cool summers, but in our maritime climate, they flower and fruit freely. Go figure. In any case, this is a rhizomatous perennial, evergreen in mild climates, and is an attractive and almost never-seen groundcover for open woodland or around shrubs, in part shade. It also works as a pot plant or in in a basket.

4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

Reineckia carnea Red Form -- We received a plant labeled Reineckia carnea from another collecter who had been to China. It has strong similarities to the pink form above, but the leaves are only about a third as wide, and are more a medium green than the grey-green leaves of the pink form. The flower is also similar except for the color, which is dark wine-red. Although this plant appears in at least one British nursery catalog as Reineckia, we think it could be a mis-identified species of Liriope or Ophiopogon, closely related genera. For now, we'll just call it a red form of Reineckia.

4" pot $5.00 Limit 3
Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Venetia' -- A diminuitive South African "bulb" (actually a corm) with cheery, centerless flowers with overlapping petals. In the case of this cultivar, they're rose pink. The whole plant will not stand above 5", but spreads quickly and non-threateningly into a substantial patch, flowering profusely in spring and continuing to do so at intervals until fall. A charming sun-lover for well-drained beds and pockets in a rockery. Provide good drainage to winter over in zone 8, or force in pots on a windowsill indoors for late winter color.

Rhodohypoxis 'Venetia' 4"pot $4.00 Limit 3

 

Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Rosie Lee' -- We haven't seen this cultivar bloom yet, but expect it to be a medium pink version of the above.

Rhodohypoxis 'Rosie Lee' 4"pot $4.00 Limit 3

Rosa glauca rubrifolia -- Red-leaved Rose -- We seldom carry roses, but occasionally find one with some unique quality, usually not the flower, that we find appealing. This one has very attractive leaves, not so much red as grey-purple, (more purple in sun, more grey in shade, which it tolerates well) with red-purple stems and veins. The flowers are single and pink, with yellow centers. The hips are orange-red and remain on the shrub through winter. An upright shrub to 10', arching when in bloom, or can be trained to climb. Zones 2-9.

4"pot $5.00 Limit 3
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