Tuesday, June 10, 2008

What's blooming in our stores: June


Blooming at Sloat locations this month....

PIERCE STREET (Marina) location: Coming soon for shade: Alpinia (variegated ginger) and asarum (wild ginger) for shady spots in your yard. Alpina grows in clumps 1-3' tall with large yellow/green variegated leaves. Asarum spreads indefinitely with vibrant low-lying green leaves. Also for the shade is Cordyline fruticosa (Ti tree) 'Purple Dazzler' (looks like a deep purple dracaena). It will reach 6-15 feet tall and produces white to purple flowers in summer. Also, colorful hostas, sarracenia (north American pitcher plants) to gobble nuisance insects, and selaginella (club moss) to creep along the ground in the shade.Coming soon for sun: a miniature version of Cyperus papyrus, a deciduous upright stalk topped by fine filaments and umbrella. And another miniature plant, Indocalamus tesselatus, a 3' tall bamboo with enormous broad green leaves which will tolerate a bit of shade. Both plants are perfect for poorly draining soils or a water feature. Thunbergia alata 'african sunset' is very similar to the black-eyed susan vine and perfect for creating a screen in small spaces. For cut flower arrangements, try gerbera daisy hybrids in various colors. We also have lovely Phormium ‘Amazing Red’ and Leucadendron ‘Sylvan Red’ as accents for a splash of colored foliage.
DANVILLE location: We have lots of zinnias and coleus, as well as roses and Star Jasmine for your garden.

MILL VALLEY location (E. Blithedale): Dahlias! Budded, blooming, and fragrant Star Jasmine. Also, Brugmansia (angel trumpets) are starting to arrive.

SAN RAFAEL location: Lots in stock right now. We have very full maples, dahlias, many sun and shade planters, gold and purple cotinus, a big selection of coreopsis, day lilies, Spanish, French and English lavenders, clematis, vibrant phormiums, golden euonymus, many colorful hanging baskets, stunning & full dogwoods, water lilies, citrus, heliotrope, gardenias, non-stop begonias, a great selection of ferns in all sizes, trellised jasmine, hostas, fuchsias in all sizes, ornamental grasses, coleus, grapes and hydrangeas!

SLOAT BOULEVARD location: For indoor plants we have beautiful bromeliads, orchids, succulents and cactus. Also, a lovely selection of large houseplants and hanging baskets. Make your indoor space feel green and beautiful! Outdoors we have Annie’s Annuals California poppies and lots of colorful bird and butterfly attracting annuals and perennials.

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