Episode 109: Shopping List Plants

Little children have Christmas. Gardeners have spring. To us, that is probably the most fantastic time of the yr. And with the beginning of the season, comes these inevitable journeys to the nursery. In an effort to not max out their bank cards, this spring Carol and Danielle are making buying lists of vegetation that they are going to be on the hunt for. These species are going to fill a selected want or need of their gardens, they usually may do the identical for you. Pay attention as we speak to see what our hosts are dreaming of including to their beds and borders.

Particular visitor: Kim Toscano is a horticulturalist based mostly in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She beforehand hosted Oklahoma Gardening, a weekly PBS tv program produced by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

Carol’s Crops

‘Jelena’ witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, Zones 5-9)

‘Summer time Magnificence’ allium (Allium ‘Summer time Magnificence, Zones 4-9)

Queen of the prairie (Filipendula rubra, Zones 3-8)

‘Cascade’ hops (Humulus lupulus ‘Cascade’, Zones 4-8)

Danielle’s Crops

‘Waikiki’ elephant’s ears (Colocasia esculenta ‘Waikiki’, Zones 7b-10)

‘Falling Stars’ allium (Allium cernuum ‘Falling Stars’, Zones 5-8)

‘Cat’s Meow’ catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Cat’s Meow’, Zones 3-8)

Past Pink’d® bluebeard (Caryopteris incana ‘DCARBEYBAR’, Zones 7-9)

Visitor’s Crops

Kodiak® Black bush honeysuckle (Diervilla rivularis ‘SMNDRSF’, Zones 5-7)

Pink buckeye (Aesculus pavia, Zones 4-8)

Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans, Zones 2-9)