Asclepias curassavica Tropical Butterfly Weed

Calamintha coccinea
Calamintha coccinea Scarlet Calamint, Red Basil

Drosera binata

D. binata
is a fantastic looking plant native to Australia and New Zealand. It will die back to the roots during cold weather under 50 F. Leaves fork into a Y shape with the sticky tentacles on the two forked parts. A mature plant can grow up to 24" (60cm). Flowers are white. This plant can be propagated by leaf cuttings. Dormancy is optional; most people grow it as a tropical. Since I grow mine in a greenhouse, they are given a temperate environment (which co-ordinates flowering)
Var. dichotoma is like the binata, but can have more leaf divisions. Michael King wrote on the CP Listserv on June 30, 1999 that a bird (wren) was actually trapped in a large clump of his D. binata var dichotoma! He cut several leaves, cleaned up the bird, and let him go.
Lachnocaulon digynum Bog Buttons
Sarracenia flava Yellow Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla White-capped Pitcher Plant


Carol also had some beautiful hybrid pitcher plants that housed squirrel tree frogs unharmed. (Click on the frog to hear him croak.)
Viburnum Obovatum

WALTER'S VIBURNUM (Viburnum obovatum) Small understory tree for partial shade. Maximum of 15ft. Evergreen with clusters of fragrant white flowers in spring
Viola pedata Birdsfoot Violet
Violets (Viola sp.) are characterized as a low-lying plant that is capable of growing in variety of habitats despite its preference for shady woods. The leaves are often heart shaped but not always, Birdsfoot Violet (Viola pedata) is an example of this. The flowers have five petals and sepals. The upper petals act as wide area literally guiding insects to land where the nectar awaits. The lower petal is a hollow spur. But did you know that Violets have two flowerings each season? The second flowering hidden under the leaves of the plant is rarely seen and usually blooms in early summer, long after the spring flower is gone. What is interesting about this second flower is that it is self-contained and not open to cross-pollination. The seeds it produces are self-pollinated and exact replicas of the parent. It is no wonder that this is such a prolific plant!