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sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: Mar/07/2006 6:52 PM PST What less common plants are must-haves in your garden? I have a small garden and I have the usuals--daylilies, rudbeckia, etc.--but what plants are you just wild about that beginning gardeners might overlook? I'm ready to make a spring shopping list! Quote \| Reply \| Report

fozbot3 Joined: 1/18/2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 7893	Posted: Mar/07/2006 6:55 PM PST great thread, Sweetle! i love peacock orchids. they're a tender bulb and bloom in the Fall here in zone 5. i love them because they're tall, have a long bloom time and look great in the Fall garden. also the bulbs are inexpensive...about $6.95 US for 25. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

BlueBelle Joined: 4/15/2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, zone 5a Posts: 6485	Posted: Mar/07/2006 9:34 PM PST Checkered Lily! (Fritillaria meleagris) For those who didn't see them in the mystery plant contest: I have these in my garden and highly recommend them. They're very pretty and very hardy, to zone 3. The plants are long-lived and spread quickly. They also do well in rock and woodland gardens in filtered shade, or planted under shrubs. They have nodding, bell-shaped flowers which have delicate, checkered patterns usually in various shades of purple, but also in white. Even the white form has a faint check pattern like a watermark. The flowers are nearly 2 inches long and bloom for about 3 weeks. Not to be confused with the smelly Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial). And here in the northeast, I want lots of spring plants. I'm so tired of the winter by then, the more flowers in the spring the better! Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: Mar/07/2006 9:33 PM PST Foz is livin' large! Quote \| Reply \| Report

Daisy Joined: 7/09/2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4557	Posted: Mar/07/2006 9:37 PM PST Where would I find them, Blue? I have never seen them before! Quote \| Reply \| Report

IR2agardner Joined: 6/16/2005 Location: SE Wisconsin - Zone 5 Posts: 384	Posted: Mar/07/2006 8:51 PM PST I agree Foz! These are great in the garden and they are quite easy to grow. Just have to lift them every year. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Daisy Joined: 7/09/2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4557	Posted: Mar/07/2006 9:48 PM PST It's nothing super-fancy or unusual.....but I do love my PeeGee Hydrangea, that has been pruned into a little tree. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Hoeandhope Joined: 6/02/2004 Location: Statesboro, GA zone 8B Posts: 895	Posted: Mar/07/2006 11:31 PM PST Hibiscus are a favorite of mine. They comein all colors and sizes, doubles and singles. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

Maribeth Joined: 6/14/2002 Location: Sarnia, Ont. Zone 6 Posts: 1988	Posted: Mar/07/2006 11:19 PM PST My fav is the Japanese Painted Fern.....and the Lady's Mantel.....oh, yes, the annual Mexican Sunflower.......... Quote \| Reply \| Report

sashweezy Joined: 6/06/2005 Location: Ontario, Canada..Zone 4 Posts: 8401	Posted: Mar/07/2006 11:12 PM PST Here's a pic to show the butterflies. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

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