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Silent Auction Plant List | Fall Plant Sale 2009
Here’s a partial list of plants that will be available at the silent auction on Sunday, September 27.
There will be additional plants at the auction!
The Silent Auction will open at 9 AM and close promptly at 10:30 AM.
You must be present to win.
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Luculia yunnanensis | Rubiaceae – China
While we are still not sure of the exact identity of this species, we are offering the white flowered form
of this Asian gem. Known for its beautiful and highly fragrant flowers, this medium sized shrub wants
regular water in a sheltered location.
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Beaucarnia (Nolina) ‘Gold Star’ | Agavaceae – Horticultural Origin – originally Central America
‘Gold Star’ Variegated Pony Tail Palm
A colorful and new version of the familiar pony tail palm, this succulent agave relative wants
full sun and well drained soil. A swollen base or caudex will form over time.
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Amorphophallus titanum | Araceae - Indonesia
Titan Arum or Corpse Flower
We have been offering seedlings of the famous titan arum for a while now, but this three gallon
plant is well on its way to its eventual enormous size. This plant will definitely grow best in a
greenhouse, but it can be grown indoors in a warm, preferably humid location.
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Begonia boliviensis | Begoniaceae – Eastern Andes: Bolivia and Argentina
A large and spectacular specimen of this tuberose-type begonia with brilliant orange flowers.
Fully cold hardy in our area but expect it do go dormant in the winter. It wants well drained soil
and some shelter from the harshest sun. It does well in pots, eventually forming a large clump.
This is the original, wild collected species which differs from the cultivar being offered in several
catalogs in being more upright in form
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Agave bovicornuta | Agavaceae – Mexico
Cow Horn Agave
A solitary growing, small to medium sized agave, the name of this species derives from the
recurved spines which reminded someone of cow horns. Usually yellow-green, this specimen
plant is the rare, blue-leaved form. Additionally the spines on this form are tricolored: rust, gold
and brown. A particularly choice specimen of this unusual, rarely seen agave.
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Passiflora lindeniana | Passifloraceae – Venezuela
It is hard to believe that this plant is a passionflower. An odd species with giant, unlobed leaves,
no tendrils and a shrubby rather than vining form. A plant for pot culture, it wants ample water in
the summer and it must be grown inside during the winter.
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Agave ‘Cornelius’ | Agavaceae – Horticultural Origin
This is a large specimen plant about two feet in diameter. The actual species name is in question,
but it may be a monstrous form of A. americana with heavily variegated leaves and wavy margins.
More or less dwarf, it reaches only about 18 inches in height. As with other agaves it prefers full
sun and well drained soil. Excellent in pots, it will sucker freely forming additional plants.
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Check back soon for additions to the list.
