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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
Have Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Central Section - Central bed - Southern Exposure Soil - Acidic pH Preference Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
May 13, 2020: Plant emerged (Noticed new growth at the base of the plant today. Shoots with leaves emerging from the taproot.) May 22, 2020: Transplanted (Put second Swamp Milkweed plant in the ground, Southern Exposure section, near the first.) May 22, 2020: Obtained plant (Acquired second plant at Mother Earth Gardens in northeast Minneapolis.) |
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Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea subsp. sericea Arctic Fire® Red) |
Have ACQUIRE THIS Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Dogwood Dogleg Section - Dogwood Dogleg bed - Downspout Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
Get at least two more to expand from the single one I already have. | June 2, 2019: Obtained plant (Purchased at Bachman's on White Bear Lake avenue, one plant. A "Proven Winners" brand.) June 14, 2019: Transplanted (Put in the ground. Near a downspout, in order to help it stay moist.) January 14, 2020: Miscellaneous Event (Something ate the stems down to the snow level. I suspect deer.) May 5, 2020: Plant emerged (While deer ate this back to the two inches under the snow this winter, today I noticed a small shoot with new leaves.) |
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Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium hybrid 'Phantom') |
Have Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Central Section - Central bed - Mercury 7 Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
June 2, 2019: Obtained plant (Purchased from Bachman's on White Bear Lake avenue. Eupatorium 'Phantom' made with the store's label. Does not get higher than 36", considered a "dwarf" Joe-Pye Weed.) June 15, 2019: Transplanted (Put in the ground. Two plants.) May 8, 2020: Plant emerged (New, purple buds emerging from the old roots today.) May 16, 2020: Plant emerged (Both plants have buds that have emerged from the soil and are unfurling leaves.) |
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Winterberry (Ilex verticillata First Editions® Wildfire™) |
Have Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - West Soil - Acidic pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
Purchased three of the "Bailfire" females to go with one "Southern Gentleman" male plant. | June 3, 2019: Obtained plant (Acquired plant at Green Lake Nursery in Spicer, MN.) June 9, 2019 - May 3, 2020: Transplanted (Put in the ground. Three plants. At points of a square; the northwest point contains the male "Southern Gentleman" which should pollinate the females at the other points.) September 15, 2019: Fruit Ripened (A single berry appeared! I suspect that the plants were not pollinated in the way they were organized at the nursery.) May 5, 2020: Plant emerged (Noticed leaves coming out.) |
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Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman') |
Have Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - West Soil - Acidic pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
Planted in northwest corner, so prevailing winds can spread pollen to the females. | June 3, 2019: Obtained plant (Acquired plant at Green Lake Nursery in Spicer, MN.) June 9, 2019: Transplanted (Put in the ground. Nominally one plant, but I think there is a second stem in there I will tease out later.) May 5, 2020: Plant emerged (Noticed leaves today.) |
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) |
Want (Absolute must-have)ACQUIRE THIS Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Central Section - Central bed - Hummingbird Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) |
Want (Thinking about it)ACQUIRE THIS Blooms - April Blooms - May Blooms - June Exposure - Shade Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Soil - Acidic pH Preference Soil - Alkaline pH Preference Soil - Neutral pH Preference Spring Ephemerals Water - Twice a Week |
Usually found in wetlands. Height: 12" to 30". Spacing: 12" to 24". | |
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Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) |
Have Exposure - Shade Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Houseplant Water - Twice a Week |
June 1, 1985: Miscellaneous Event (This fern was one purchased by my dad. He had it before I entered high school. I don't know the exact date, of course.) October 22, 1991: Obtained plant (This is the date that my dad died. Sometime after this, we acquired this fern and had it in our own home. We didn't do much but water it until 2019.) July 8, 2019: Potted up (Repotted into a larger pot with fresh soil. Also trimmed out dead fronds.) |
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Wild Sweet William (Phlox maculata) |
Want (Love to have)ACQUIRE THIS Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Central Section - Central bed - Hummingbird Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
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Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) |
Have Exposure - Sunny Exposure - Partial Sun/Shade Minnesota Native Planting Bed - Central Section - Central bed - Southern Exposure Soil - Neutral pH Preference Water - Twice a Week |
June 5, 2020: Obtained plant (Two plants purchased from Mother Earth Gardens in northeast Minneapolis.) |
