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G. Orthosiphon stamineus (White Cat’s Whiskers)
Tripical Color / Sun to Partial Shade / 24” x 24” /
Origin: SE Asia Family: Lamiaceae
Cat’s Whickers is a plant we used to include in the displays and various theme
gardens years ago when I was Studio Garden Manager with Oklahoma Gardening.
Its showy tall spikes of prestine white flowers with long stamens were always
enjoyed and commented on by garden visitors. Misai Kucing (Cat’s Whiskers in
Malay), is used in Southeast Asia to make Java Tea, which is taken to dissolve
kidney stones. There are several reasons we like growing this exotic looking
member of the Mint Family. It is easy, dependable, continuous-flowering and it
attracts scores of butterflies. Use it in beds and borders or in patio containers.
H. Orthosiphon stamineus ‘Lavender’
(Lavender Cat’s Whiskers) NEW
Tropical Color / Sun to Partial Shade / 12” x 24” /
Origin: SE Asia Family: Lamiaceae
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This easy East Asian member of the Mint Family provides the garden with lots
of its exotic looking blooms during the hot summer months. Many gardeners
who have grown the white variety of this plant are thrilled to discover this
more uncommon Lavender form. The two make excellent companions and a
nice display when planted together. Plants with animal names are always fun
for children’s gardens and the butterflies that Cat’s Whiskers attract make them
even more valuable for such use. They perform great in containers as well.
I. Passiflora caerulea (Hardy Blue Passion Flower)
Hardy Vine / Sun to Partial Shade / 25’ / Zone 6-9
Origin: South America Family: Passifloraceae
$5.97
#648
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The white and blue exotic looking blooms on this hardy vine are nothing short
of stunning. It flowers from summer through fall and brings multitudes of large
orange fritillary butterflies to the garden, as its foliage is a food source for their
larvae. A bit rambunctious for the small garden, it’s best suited for a support in
a lawn where any emerging suckers can be easily removed. Hardy Blue Passion
Vine is easy to grow, blooming best in full sun with ample water to keep
the flowers coming. Our plant resprouts from the roots each spring and extends
15’ or more covering a rustic cedar arbor here at Bustani Plant Farm.
J. Passiflora ‘Inspiration’ (Inspiration Passion Vine)
Tropical Color / Sun / up to 15’ /
Origin: Hybrid Family: Passifloraceae
$7.95
#158
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We originally planted Inspiration Passion vine expecting it to die off over winter
but were completely surprised to see it return in spring. We were first impressed
with this wonderful vine after seeing it bloom at the Oklahoma Gardening Studio
Gardens. This hybrid constantly produces enormous dark purple fragrant blooms
that delight all who visit our garden. Remember, any orange-striped prickly (but
soft) caterpillars you see eating the leaves will turn into beautiful orange butterflies.
K. Passiflora x alatocaerulea (Hybrid Passion Flower)
Tropical Vine / Sun / 6-10’ /
Origin: Hybrid - South America Family: Passifloraceae
$7.95
#544
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This hybrid of two South American passion vine species is outstanding for a trellis
placed in a large patio container or a smaller support in a seasonal bed. The huge
(4”-5”) fragrant blooms sport sepals that alternate white and pinkish violet, and
have double-ranked purple filaments in the center. As an interspecific hybrid, its
flowers are sterile with no fruit or seed produced, enabling it to continue blooming
freely throughout the season. It grows best in full sun in an organically amended
soil with ample moisture. This vine is sometimes listed at the cultivar ‘Pfordtii’.
L. Pavonia missionum (Orange-Scarlet Mallow) NEW
Tropical Color / Sun / 20” x 20” /
Origin: ME Argentina, S Brazil, Paraguay Family: Malvaceae
$7.95
#162
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$5.97
#553
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A rare plant that gardeners usually get to see only in botanical gardens is this brilliant
little South American Mallow. Its flower color is unlike anything we’ve seen in the
Hibiscus Family. Painted much like a sunset, each bloom is a glowing red-orange
with a golden center. Although it is not winter hardy here, it will reseed a bit, as you
would expect from a Pavonia. We recently picked up this butterfly nectar plant at
a botanical garden plant sale in Southern California. Its botanical name alludes to
the Misiones Province in Northeast Argentina, one of the areas where it grows wild.
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