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hue halfway between white and lavender. This species is native to South America
and actually named after the city Montevideo in Uruguay. What we found in Kenya
may be an unnamed selection from a sport that arose somewhere in Africa or Europe,
or an old cultivar whose name has long been lost. We will continue to refer to
it as Nairobi Blush unless we learn otherwise. Whatever it’s past, it gives gardeners
another great color to use for spilling out of large containers or planters.
H. Lantana urticoides ‘Palo Pinto’
(Texas Perennial Lantana)
Perennial / Sun / 30” x 48” / Zone 6-10
Origin: Southern US, Mexico Family: Verbenaceae
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The lively and festive flowers of this rugged heat loving plant are superbly effective
at drawing in multitudes of butterflies. Called Texas Lantana in this
part of the world, it is also known as West Indian Shrub Verbena and occurs
over large portions of the Southern US and Mexico. The leaves of Texas Lantana
are smaller than Lantana camara, rougher and slightly crinkly. This selection
was collected in Palo Pinto County Texas, near Possum Kingdom Lake by
plantsman Paul Dowlearn of Wichita Falls. It sports vibrant colored blooms and
a growth habit of greater width than height. Gardeners further south of us can
keep its size in check by cutting it back hard in spring before growth begins.
I. Lantana ‘Zinn Orange’
(Zinn Orange Perennial Lantana)
Perennial / Sun / 40” x 60” / Zone 6-10 Origin: Hybrid - North
and South American Species Family: Verbenaceae
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Lantanas that are reliably winter hardy are some of the best perennials for gardens
in this area. Their bright-colored flower clusters, long season of bloom and attractiveness
to butterflies make them highly desirable. The selection Zinn Orange
was named by Oklahoma plantsman Bill Farris for the Zinn family whose garden
it had been growing in for a few decades in northern Oklahoma City. They had
originally purchased the plant as an unnamed orange Lantana nearby from the once
fabulous but now gone Satterlee’s Nursery that used to reside on May Avenue.
We are always excited to grow durable worthy plants that have proven themselves
here for this many years, especially if they have a bit of local history like this one.
J. Laurentia fluviatilis (Blue Star Creeper)
Perennial / Sun to Shade / 3” x 18” / Zone 6-10
Origin: New South Wales - Australia Family: Campanulaceae
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Blue Star Creeper is one of the few Australian plants winter-hardy in our zone
6b, Stillwater garden. A carpeting plant that is an excellent low-growing ground
cover, it has a fine texture with its tiny leaves. We used this ground-hugger as
a substitute for moss in a Japanese Garden I created at the Oklahoma Gardening
studio. This little perennial is completely smothered with small paleblue
star-shaped flowers in the spring. It can be used between stepping stones
but does not handle foot traffic. Blue Star Creeper performs best in full sun
with adequate moisture in a soil amended with organic matter, like compost.
K. Lawsonia inermis (Henna)
Tropical Color / Sun / 30” x 30” /
Origin: North Africa, Southwest Asia Family: Lythraceae
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Growing Henna somewhere in your garden will give you ample conversation material
for garden club tours and the like. It will also fill the air with its delicious
fragrance. Mentioned in the Song of Soloman (as Camphire), Henna has been used
in perfumes since around 1500 BC and is currently grown commercially in several
African Countries, India, Pakistan and Iran. Henna is also well-known for the dye
its leaves produce, used for coloring hair, darkening fingernails and temporary body
art which can stay in the skin for a month or more. It is approved for use as a hair
dye. This desert oasis plant tolerates extreme heat and drought and grows as a shrub
or small tree, reaching up to 20’ where hardy. The flowers, describes as the most
fragrant on earth, are white with pink tones, and produced throughout the summer.
L. Leonotis leonurus (Lion’s Ears)
Perennial / Sun / 3’ x 3’ / Zone 6-10
Origin: South and East Africa Family: Lamiaceae
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This showy plant’s botanical name says it all. Leon from the Greek means Lion
and Otis means ear. It’s easy to see how the name came about as its individual
blooms resemble the fuzzy ears of a lion. A shrubby member of the Mint family, it
usually blooms a little when planted out in spring, but really comes on in late summer
and fall. The whorled clusters of bright orange flowers make quite a glowing
display in the autumn garden. It is listed hardy to zone 8, although we’ve had it
survive several years in our zone 6b garden in Stillwater. Known as Wild Dagga
in Kenya, it is found growing in the Great Rift Valley and a few other districts.
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