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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

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. Zone 5.

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

4" pot $6.00 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

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