Diohio's Garden

Free from plant trade 5-19-07 Dwarf.

Free from Nancy Fulecki 4-29-06. Tetraploid. BRIGHT orange !!

Free from Linda 9-13-04. Little one (dwarf?)

Free from fall plant trade 9-13-04. Dwarf

Free from spring plant trade 5-21-05

Bought 7-16-03 From Cory's Wildflowers for $6.00 dug up.

$7.50 from Dick & Pat Henley 6-29-04.

$6.50 from Van Bourgondien 4-12-07. Goes dormant

Don't remember where or how much, 6-17-03.

Free from spring plant trade 5-21-05. REbloomer

Free from spring plant trade 5-20-06

$10.00 from Dick and Pat Henley. Rebloomer. Dwarf. This is a favorite !

Free from plant trade 5-21-05

Free from plant trade 5-20-06

Free from plant trade 9-17-05 Rebloomer. Semi-evergreen. Tetraploid

$8.00 from Dick & Pat. I split this huge clump with Nancy.

Free from spring plant trade 5-20-06

Free from fall plant trade 9-17-05

Free from fall plant trade 9-17-05.

Bought at the College Garden Sale 5-04-07 for $7.00. Remove faded flower stalks for rebloom. Attracts hummers....

Native perennial orchid. The tiny flowers are better viewed through a hand lens. The common name comes from th...

Bought 3-29-08 Walmart 12 for $3.34. To 20" tall. Blooms late spring. Lift in fall and bring indoors (pe...

This perennial native is an early wildflower. It grows in deciduous woods. The two long inflated flower spurs ...

I bought this fancy Elephant Ear May 19, 2000 from Glasshouse Works here in Ohio for $20. In spring 2007 I divi...

Bought 4-11-08 at Lowe's for $3.00. Family Asteraceae.
Supposed to be perennial Zone 4-8.

My favorite fern ! Native fern found in our back woods in little colonies. I transplanted a few to the front y...

I found a small patch of this fern growing under one of my hostas in the woodland garden. It doesn't look a...

Found in our back woods (many) and transplanted a few to the front yard woodland gardens. It's one of our l...

Fire Pink is a short-lived perennial native wildflower of Ohio and is one of the only red flowers in the woods. ...

A garden favorite ! Bought from Faber's for $1.99 in 2004. They are short-lived but usually reseed themsel...

Saved from the abandoned farm next door. It now forms a nice hedge in my side yard.

Bought this perennial for $1.00 from Faber's in their fall clearance in 2004. It lasted for 2 years (short-...

I planted garlic in 2003 and 2004 and left one in my mistake. The bloom is lovely, so I'm glad I forgot it.

Perennial native of Ohio that likes dry shade mostly in deciduous woods, or meadows. I transplanted a few from ...

Not sure if I bought this from Carolyn Wilson's greenhouse or Glasshouse Works back in 2000. I think I paid...

Blue-eyed Grass is not really a grass but is in the Iris family. It's a perennial native of Ohio. There ar...

Bought 8-04-03 from The Good Earth for $10.00. Mulch it well for winter........Zone 6-10.

Greek Valerian is very closely related to Jacob's Ladder. It is a native perinnial of Ohio and is often fou...

Purchased 5-04-04 from Cory's Wildflowers for $15.00. I was told that this is a rather finicky Helleborus a...

Also called Liverleaf. This is a native spring wildflower here in Ohio and one of the first spring wildflowers ...

Bought this plant for $10.00 at Baker's Acres 2003.

My first hardy hibiscus purchased from a private greenhouse. Sweet Caroline has lovely shades of pink.

Hardy red Hibiscus given to me years ago (I can't remember from who). Solid red blooms

This was a gift from Sharon in about 2000. It blooms off and on all year long.

I bought this Scarlet Trumpet honeysuckle vine June 19, 2004 specifically for the hummers. They much appreciate...

Bought on 6-26-02 for $10.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. Fertile. Late, 4-02 Grows 48" x 24" tall....

Bought 7-11-02 for $10 from C. Wilson's Greenhouse. Parentage is H. todukama x sieboldiana. 22" scape...

Bought 7-17-02 for $6.25 at Cory's Wildflowers. Sport of August Moon. This one's a monster ! Origiona...

Bought 4-23-03 for $12.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. I planted this in my Dad's Memorial Garden next to m...

Bought 7-28-03 $6.00 from Cory's Wildflowers.

Bought 4-23-03 for $6.25 at Seely's in Columbus. HUGE. 48" x 36" tall. Montana derivative. Lea...

Bought 3-30-03 for $9.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. MINI. The origional stock of this hosta sold for $100 ea...

Bought 7-25-02 for $15.00 from Cory's Wildflowers. Sport of H. Gold Standard. 36" x 18" tall..

Bought 7-23-03 for $4.83 from Seely's (split w/Linda). Parentage unknown. 60 x 22" tall. Heavily rip...

Bought 6-26-02 for $10.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. A favorite ! 30' x 18" tall. Sport of H. Grea...

Bought 4-30-02 for $9.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. Fertile. Parentage is H. Breeder's Choice F1 x H. Ha...

HOSTA OF THE YEAR 2001. Bought 8-29-01 for $20.00 from Carolyn Wilson. Late. Needs morning sun. This one&#39...

Bought 7-13-06 for $9.50 from Cory's Wildflowers.

Bought 4-30-04 for $6.50 from Carolyn Wilson's Greenhouse. SMALL. Formerly known as H. venusta "Varie...

Bought 7-11-01 for $10.00 from Carolyn Wilson Greenhouse. This hosta really catches your eye. It is a little l...

HOSTA OF THE YEAR 1997. Bought 5-21-02 for $8.00 from C. Wilson's Greenhouse. Very late, 4-10. Sport of F...

Bought 4-30-03 for $12.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. Sport from tissue culture by Striptease. Scapes 18-28&q...

Bought 4-30-03 for $9.50 from Cory's Wildflowers. Sport of Peidmont Gold. Stunning hosta ! 48" x 35-...

Bought 4-30-04 from Cory's Wildflowers for $9.50. 42' x 19" tall. Parentage is H. Wide Brim x H. ...

HOSTA OF THE YEAR 1996. Bought 5-29-01 and went back for another on 6-01-01 at Pamida for $5.00 each. One of m...

Bought 4-23-03 from Seely's in Columbus for $9.25. The old spelling of this hosta is 'Ogon" which ...

Bought from Walmart for a few dollars in 1998. Very fragrant !

Purchased from Walmart probably in 1997 for a few dollars. LOVE the smell !

Bought 5-21-02 for $6.00 from WalMart. Annabelle has a tendancy to revert from mophead to lacecap. Give it ext...

Bought 6-19-04 for $5.00 from Carolyn Wilson's Greenhouse. This one had mopheads and continues to have moph...

Bought 8-19-02 from Companion Plants for ??. Zone 5-9. **Very difficult to transplant. I moved the origional ...

Impatiens are an annual here. I buy them every spring mainly for the hummers, but butters love them too. There...

Helen gave me this Iris in 2004 I believe.

This pink Iris came from my internet friend Helen.

I don't know the name of this Iris. I have several areas of it, one in the bog and one out back. May be a ...

I bought this Iris at a Water Garden place and it's living in my pond. Last year I divided it and moved som...

I bought this Iris and planted it up front. In late summer of 06 I moved it out back on the hillside.
Bearded ...

I bought this bearded Iris in 2004.

I bought this Iris 4-11-07 from Van Bourgondien for $5.
To 36". 6 ruffled falls of white speckled and edg...

Helen gave me this beautiful "Dinnerplate" Iris on 4-21-02.

Helen gave me this "dinnerplate" Iris on 4-21-02

Helen gave me this Iris on 5-21-02. It's another favorite.

Someone gave me this Iris in May of 2000

I got this old fashioned Iris at a plant trade in 2007. I hope to see blooms in 2008

I bought this Iris on 4-25-03 but it has only bloomed a few times for me.

Bought 3 small potted trees for $1.00 each from Carolyn Wilson's greenhouse 8-28-01. I gave one tree to Che...

Bought 4 plants on 5-08-08 from Green Shades Greenhouses for $2.79 each. It's the best buy of the summer ! ...

Given to me by my friend Linda on 5-03-08. Hummers love Lantana but they don't even look at this pretty yel...

A perennial native, this spring wildflower is also called Dwarf Larkspur because of its small size compared with...

Bought 3-16-04 From Dutch Gardens for $1.58 (collection)

Asiatic Lily Lollypop bought 3-03-03 at Columbus Garden Show for $1.03. Doesn't smell as nice as an Orienta...

Cross between an Oriental and a Trumpet lily = Orienpet. Bought 3-16-04 from Dutch Bulbs 3 for $12.00 or $4.00 ...

6-06-02 $8.00 for a pot from WalMart. 3-27-04 $5.00 for 15 bulbs from WalMart. One of the most popular Orienta...

Bought 7-23-03 for $9.50 from Seely's in Columbus. Was origionally priced at about $20 for this large pot ...

Bought 4-01-04 from Dutch Gardens for $1.58 (in a collection). One of my favorites !

Bought 3-04-03 for $1.58 from Dutch Bulb (collection)

Bought 3-16-04 for $1.58 from Dutch Bulb. This was huge and full of blooms 2006 and the butterflies loved it, e...

Bought 6 for $3.00 3-07-97 from Michigan Bulb. All parts are poisonous if eaten. Zone 4-8 however my one book ...

White Trout Lily is a native perennial of Ohio. It is almost identical to Yellow Trout Lily except for the colo...

Trout lily is a native perennial found in dry deciduous woods. Also called Dogtooth Violet, Adder's Tongue, ...