
Miscellaneous Plants
Plants that I grow
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View Allen Bush
A great perennial that blooms all summer here in zone 8. Chrysogonum virginianum 'Allen Bush' green and gold A native groundcover, this plant is known for both its foliage and flowers with toothed, light green, triangular leaves and dark yellow, slightly notched, star shaped flowers that bloom well above the foliage and have contrasting brown stamens. The flowers bloom abundantly in the spring and fall, but tend to die down in the heat of the summer except in the cooler zones



View Curcuma - Giant Plume Ginger
Curcuma (elata - i think) blooms late spring, almost always in bloom by Mother’s Day Blooms emerge on separate stalks BEFORE foliage and are clearly visible Blooms can be 6 inches in diameter and are longer. Blooms are a hot pink and darker than ‘Hidden Ginger’ Plants grow 6-8 feet in height, twice as tall as ‘Hidden Ginger’ Leaves are much longer and wider and begin with a faint red stripe which mostly fades over summer. Rhizomes are among the largest in the genus and produce only a few much larger branches or ‘Fingers’ Rhizome interior color is light yellow






























