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| Plant Availability List 2013 |
| Plants available Food for the Body, Mind, Spirit and the landscape |
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Egyptian Onions – (Allium cepa) Proliferum Group
Aka: Tree onion, walking onion, topset onion, this is a perennial heirloom forming clusters of small bulblets on tips of
leafstalks. Top set bulbs may be eaten or planted – needs periodic dividing. Good for edible landscaping. Ornamental and
Productive. Sun.
Feverfew – (Chrysanthemum parthenium)
Small daisy-like blooms on light green foliage. Prune flowers if you want it to be perennial. Otherwise, it self seeds readily.
Medicinal qualities: In our experience eating 2-3 leaves daily can help with the severity and frequency of migraine as well as
regular type headaches.
Garlic Chives -- (Allium tuberosum)
Flowering, edible (mildly garlic flavored) perennial chives. Likes full sun, is drought tolerant and the clumps get bigger each
year. Charming white flowers in late summer. Hardy in Tennessee.
Horseradish – (Armoracia rusticana)
1-4 foot large, broad-leafed, perennial herb. The root has both medicinal and culinary qualities. Tiny white 4-petaled flowers
from May-July. Likes moist areas and does best in full Sun.
Horsetail – (Equisetum hyemale)
Moisture loving, evergreen, hardy perennial. Was here when the dinosaurs roamed. Scouring rush was its folk name – used
to polish pewter and as a dye. Also used medicinally by native North American people and early settlers. A good nourishing herb
for women.
Jerusalem Artichokes – (Helianthus tuberosus)
Native perennial, edible root crop – likes full sun. Can reach 8’ tall with a small sunflower type flower. Harvest tubers in fall
and winter and plant back small ones. Eat raw or cooked. Good food for diabetics.
Lemon Grass – (Cymbogogon citratus)
Tropical, citrus-flavored grass used in Asian cooking. Not hardy in this climate. Can keep in the greenhouse or on a sunny
windowsill in the winter. We plant a clump in the garden in spring after last frost and dig and pot it up for the winter to keep in the
greenhouse. Clump gets larger throughout the season.
Maypops, Passion Fruit – (Passiflora incarnata)
Hardy, herbaceous, native perennial climbing (tendrils) vine – hardiest of the edible passion fruit. Tennessee State
wildflower. Known variously as vine apricot, maypops & hardy passion fruit. Beautiful summer blooming fragrant pale purple (3”)
flowers with purple and white coronas. Oval pale green to yellow fruit in fall. Wait for them to drop to assure ripeness. Prefers full
sun. Sweet taste, makes good wine, herbage also used medicinally as a bedtime tonic. Hardy to Zone 5 with mulch.
Milkweed – (Asclepius syriaca)
Perennial, stoloniferous to 10’ with fragrant flowers. Host for Monarch butterfly larvae. Shoots and leaves are edible in the
spring. Super multi-purpose plant. Likes one-half to all day sun. Was investigated as a rubber substitute by Firestone and the
fluff in the seed heads was used for insulation in military clothing in WWI.
Purslane -- (Portulaca oleracea)
Self-seeding annual – edible and medicinal. Contains antioxidants and contributes significant amounts of important vitamins
to the diet: Vitamins A,B,C, and E. Carbohydrates and omega-3 fatty acids contribute to its 15 calories per 100 gram serving. It
is an alternative to fish oils for those with fish allergies. Easy to grow, harvest fresh for salads or as a cooked green with meats or
pickled for winter eating. Good living ground cover in vegetable or flower gardens.
Roselle aka Jamaican Sorrel – (Hibiscus sabdifera)
Tropical perennial hibiscus grown as an annual (or can be greenhoused). Sour leaves used like sorrel, flower calyx makes a
refreshing drink either hot or cold (Red Zinger Tea) and also makes a jelly. Likes sun to part shade. Beautiful subtle cream and
maroon okra like flowers.
Rosemary – (Rosmarinus officinalis) -- hardy forms
We offer the hardy forms of rosemary – with beautiful blue flowers, upright to about 4’ tall and spreading. Landscape plant
for sun to part shade. Both culinary and medicinal uses.
Rue – (Ruta graveolens)
Hardy perennial from Southern Europe, known as the Herb of Grace. 3 foot+ tall, finely divided blue-green evergreen foliage
with small bright yellow, four-petaled flowers in summer. The aroma, while pleasant to us, is said to repel pests and put around
the edge of the garden, it is said to deter deer and rabbits. Also used medicinally to aid digestion & ceremonially. Likes sun to
part shade.
Flowers – food for the spirit
Bright-Edge Yucca – (Yucca filamentosa)
Beautiful, edible fragrant flowers – grow your own tomato ties. This hardy perennial likes sun and well-drained soils.
Candy Lilies – (Pardancanda norrisii)
Drought tolerant, colorful perennials related to Iris but with a much longer bloom season (July/August). Likes full sun to bright
shade. Colors are variable – reds, yellows, purples, etc. Can get to 5’ tall in rich soil or 3’ or so in poor soil. Easy to grow.
Cleome – Spider Flower – (Cleome ssp.)
Readily self-seeding annual with pinkish flowers to 4’ tall depending on cultivar/selection. Blooms all summer from early June
into October. Ground seeds have been used as flour. Likes sun.
Hardy Flowering Ginger – (Hedychium coronarium)
5-6 foot tall, very fragrant white flowers in late summer. Dies down in winter with aromatic new growth in the Spring. Also
makes a good house plant. Hardy in middle Tennessee with mulch.
Hellebores, Hybrids – (Helleborus hybridus)
Colors vary from white to pale green with maroon freckles to pink to maroon to almost black, can be freckled, striped or
picoteed. Very early flowering – can begin to bloom as early as February (January this year!) – and last into March and April – 1
foot to knee high. Likes shade. Self seeds if happy forming a colony over time. Charming in late winter/early spring landscape.
No predators!
Hellebores, Bear’s Foot – (Helleborus foetidus)
Subtle but charming pale green flowers with maroon picotee beginning in late February into April. Knee high – will flourish in
half-day sun or bright shade.
Texas Red Star – (Hibiscus coccinea)
Tall to 10’, red-flowered perennial herbaceous Hibiscus with a long bloom season of 6” solitary deep red flowers in
summer/early autumn. Likes sun. Clump size (number of stems) increases with age. Hardy in zones: 6-11.
Aka: Tree onion, walking onion, topset onion, this is a perennial heirloom forming clusters of small bulblets on tips of
leafstalks. Top set bulbs may be eaten or planted – needs periodic dividing. Good for edible landscaping. Ornamental and
Productive. Sun.
Feverfew – (Chrysanthemum parthenium)
Small daisy-like blooms on light green foliage. Prune flowers if you want it to be perennial. Otherwise, it self seeds readily.
Medicinal qualities: In our experience eating 2-3 leaves daily can help with the severity and frequency of migraine as well as
regular type headaches.
Garlic Chives -- (Allium tuberosum)
Flowering, edible (mildly garlic flavored) perennial chives. Likes full sun, is drought tolerant and the clumps get bigger each
year. Charming white flowers in late summer. Hardy in Tennessee.
Horseradish – (Armoracia rusticana)
1-4 foot large, broad-leafed, perennial herb. The root has both medicinal and culinary qualities. Tiny white 4-petaled flowers
from May-July. Likes moist areas and does best in full Sun.
Horsetail – (Equisetum hyemale)
Moisture loving, evergreen, hardy perennial. Was here when the dinosaurs roamed. Scouring rush was its folk name – used
to polish pewter and as a dye. Also used medicinally by native North American people and early settlers. A good nourishing herb
for women.
Jerusalem Artichokes – (Helianthus tuberosus)
Native perennial, edible root crop – likes full sun. Can reach 8’ tall with a small sunflower type flower. Harvest tubers in fall
and winter and plant back small ones. Eat raw or cooked. Good food for diabetics.
Lemon Grass – (Cymbogogon citratus)
Tropical, citrus-flavored grass used in Asian cooking. Not hardy in this climate. Can keep in the greenhouse or on a sunny
windowsill in the winter. We plant a clump in the garden in spring after last frost and dig and pot it up for the winter to keep in the
greenhouse. Clump gets larger throughout the season.
Maypops, Passion Fruit – (Passiflora incarnata)
Hardy, herbaceous, native perennial climbing (tendrils) vine – hardiest of the edible passion fruit. Tennessee State
wildflower. Known variously as vine apricot, maypops & hardy passion fruit. Beautiful summer blooming fragrant pale purple (3”)
flowers with purple and white coronas. Oval pale green to yellow fruit in fall. Wait for them to drop to assure ripeness. Prefers full
sun. Sweet taste, makes good wine, herbage also used medicinally as a bedtime tonic. Hardy to Zone 5 with mulch.
Milkweed – (Asclepius syriaca)
Perennial, stoloniferous to 10’ with fragrant flowers. Host for Monarch butterfly larvae. Shoots and leaves are edible in the
spring. Super multi-purpose plant. Likes one-half to all day sun. Was investigated as a rubber substitute by Firestone and the
fluff in the seed heads was used for insulation in military clothing in WWI.
Purslane -- (Portulaca oleracea)
Self-seeding annual – edible and medicinal. Contains antioxidants and contributes significant amounts of important vitamins
to the diet: Vitamins A,B,C, and E. Carbohydrates and omega-3 fatty acids contribute to its 15 calories per 100 gram serving. It
is an alternative to fish oils for those with fish allergies. Easy to grow, harvest fresh for salads or as a cooked green with meats or
pickled for winter eating. Good living ground cover in vegetable or flower gardens.
Roselle aka Jamaican Sorrel – (Hibiscus sabdifera)
Tropical perennial hibiscus grown as an annual (or can be greenhoused). Sour leaves used like sorrel, flower calyx makes a
refreshing drink either hot or cold (Red Zinger Tea) and also makes a jelly. Likes sun to part shade. Beautiful subtle cream and
maroon okra like flowers.
Rosemary – (Rosmarinus officinalis) -- hardy forms
We offer the hardy forms of rosemary – with beautiful blue flowers, upright to about 4’ tall and spreading. Landscape plant
for sun to part shade. Both culinary and medicinal uses.
Rue – (Ruta graveolens)
Hardy perennial from Southern Europe, known as the Herb of Grace. 3 foot+ tall, finely divided blue-green evergreen foliage
with small bright yellow, four-petaled flowers in summer. The aroma, while pleasant to us, is said to repel pests and put around
the edge of the garden, it is said to deter deer and rabbits. Also used medicinally to aid digestion & ceremonially. Likes sun to
part shade.
Flowers – food for the spirit
Bright-Edge Yucca – (Yucca filamentosa)
Beautiful, edible fragrant flowers – grow your own tomato ties. This hardy perennial likes sun and well-drained soils.
Candy Lilies – (Pardancanda norrisii)
Drought tolerant, colorful perennials related to Iris but with a much longer bloom season (July/August). Likes full sun to bright
shade. Colors are variable – reds, yellows, purples, etc. Can get to 5’ tall in rich soil or 3’ or so in poor soil. Easy to grow.
Cleome – Spider Flower – (Cleome ssp.)
Readily self-seeding annual with pinkish flowers to 4’ tall depending on cultivar/selection. Blooms all summer from early June
into October. Ground seeds have been used as flour. Likes sun.
Hardy Flowering Ginger – (Hedychium coronarium)
5-6 foot tall, very fragrant white flowers in late summer. Dies down in winter with aromatic new growth in the Spring. Also
makes a good house plant. Hardy in middle Tennessee with mulch.
Hellebores, Hybrids – (Helleborus hybridus)
Colors vary from white to pale green with maroon freckles to pink to maroon to almost black, can be freckled, striped or
picoteed. Very early flowering – can begin to bloom as early as February (January this year!) – and last into March and April – 1
foot to knee high. Likes shade. Self seeds if happy forming a colony over time. Charming in late winter/early spring landscape.
No predators!
Hellebores, Bear’s Foot – (Helleborus foetidus)
Subtle but charming pale green flowers with maroon picotee beginning in late February into April. Knee high – will flourish in
half-day sun or bright shade.
Texas Red Star – (Hibiscus coccinea)
Tall to 10’, red-flowered perennial herbaceous Hibiscus with a long bloom season of 6” solitary deep red flowers in
summer/early autumn. Likes sun. Clump size (number of stems) increases with age. Hardy in zones: 6-11.