Wild Ginger Farm Online Catalog

Achillea ageratifolia

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:05:35 +0000

Greek Yarrow forms tufts of silvery green foliage and and produces white flowers in late spring and summer. 6” x 6” Slow growing and perfect for a trough or alpine garden. Grow in sun to part shade in very well-drained soil. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Asteraceae

Achillea x lewisii ‘King Edward’

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:05:27 +0000

‘King Edward’ yarrow is a handsome small scale, dwarf yarrow with gray-green dissected foliage that forms a low mat with creamy yellow flowers all season. Grows 4-6″ high and spreads over time to create a dense mat up to a foot or so across. Smaller when grown in a trough or infertile soil. Grow in full sun in well drained soil. Drought tolerant. Hardy to -40 degrees F. Asteraceae

Adiantum venustum

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:24:07 +0000

Himalayan Maidenhair Fern has lovely, lacey green fronds with black stems to 12″ high. A slowly creeping groundcover, it is deciduous in colder climates. Grow in light shade in moist, humus rich soil. Does not tolerate drought. Can also be grown as a houseplant. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Pteridaceae

Aethionema glaucescens

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:46:17 +0000

syn. Aethionema glaucinum – This stonecress forms a dense mound of glaucus gray-green foliage and rose-pink flowers in summer. 3 x 6” Full sun, infertile, fast draining soil, low water. Hardy to -10^oF. Asia Minor Brassicaceae

Aethionema schistosum

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:40:17 +0000

Persian Stonecress has clusters of fragrant pink flowers in early spring on small evergreen with narrow leaves. Grow in full sun in infertile, fast draining soil with low water. 8”x8”. Hardy to –30oF. Brassicaceae

Agave deserti

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:12:43 +0000

Our desert agave plants are grown from seed collected in the mountains of Riverside County, CA at 4000 ft elevation by Alan Bradshaw of Alplains. He describes the population as having “striking glaucous-gray rosettes” and growing 40 x 50″. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Sun, very well drained soil, low water. Agavaceae

Agave gracilipes

admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:24:35 +0000

Slimfoot agave forms usually solitary rosettes of grayish-green leaves which bloom in late summer 25×35″ Needs full sun, very well drained soil and low water. Hardy to at least 0 degrees F. Grown from seed collected in Eddy Co., NM, at 5750ft. Possibly a natural hybrid between A. lechuguilla and A. neomexicana.

Agave havardiana

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:50:33 +0000

Havard or Harvard agave has beautiful broad, gray leaves and the leaf margins are loaded with dark brown teeth. Grown from seed collected in Jeff Davis County, TX at 6100 ft. Grow in sun in gritty well drained soil with low water. Mature size is 70 x 40″ Hardy to 0 degrees F. Agavaceae

Agave lechuguilla

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:23:02 +0000

Lechugilla agave has narrow dagger stems with dark, etched patterning. 36 x 30″ The flowering stalk can reach 3-10 feet tall. Lechugilla agave has the broadest distribution of all agave spp and this collection, from 4900 ft in the Glass Mountains of Brewster County, Texas should be a very hardy population. Give it full sun, very well drained soil and low water. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Agaveceae

Agave mckelveyana

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:27:20 +0000

McKelvey’s Agave is a dwarf agave to 14 x 24” with glaucus green rosettes and yellow flower stalks. Grow in full sun in very well drained gritty or sandy soil with low water. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Grown from seeds collected in Yavapai Co., AZ Agavaceae