Happy April! Spring is in full swing right now (as any of you with pollen allergies can attest) and boy is it beautiful here! The tulips and Lady Banks roses are magnificent, and every garden is filled with beautiful blooms and buds about to open!
We’re adding thousands of plants to the greenhouse this winter and early spring, both in seed and plug form, and are so excited by some of these new varieties! These plants will be for sale at our Spring Plant Sale, April 11& 12 from 9am- 5pm on the Daves House lawn. We’ve got lots of locally grown perennials, herbs, annuals, veggies, trees and shrubs. If you aren’t sure what to buy, take a walk through our gardens during FREE Garden Lovers Weekend April 11-13 and come see us! Remember to come early as stock is limited (and Foundation members get in early) and check out our sneak peek list HERE!
If you’re interested in a long term “behind the scenes” venture, we are looking for volunteers for raking, mulching, weeding, fence and trellis repair and MORE! It’s a great way to learn some gardening tips and tricks, especially for our area! If you’re interested in volunteering with us, please contact me at gardens@tryonpalace.org.
We hope to see you soon! Happy Gardening,
Hadley Cheris, Director of Facilities and Gardens, Tryon Palace
Annuals
Sweet William (pink) provides nice florettes while also maintaining a carpet of green foliage around Lily Flowered "Ballade" Tulip
- Artemisia Sea Salt
- Batchelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus) blue, black, purple
- Dianthus- Super Parfait Raspberry, Zing Rose; Jolt Pink Magic; Jolt Cherry; Jolt Purple; Telstar White
- Dusty Miller ‘Silver Dust’
- Flowering Kale “Redbor”, “Black Magic"
- Gazania ‘Tiger Mix’, ‘Pink Shades’, ‘Colorado’, ‘Sunny Side Up’, ‘New Magic’, ‘New Day Yellow’, ‘Enorma Mix’
- Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) purple and yellow
- Mustard “Japanese Giant Red” (Brassica juncea)
- Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) Snaptastic Mix- various; Snapshot White, Mix; Sonnet White, Mix
- Stipa ‘Pony Tails’
- Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus): Telstar Mix; Sweet White, Sweet Black Cherry
- Swiss Chard ‘Bright Lights’
- Violas: Frizzle Sizzle Mini Mix, Color Max Mix Lemonberry; Sorbet XP Spring Select
Perennials
- Amsonia (Amsonia tabernaemontana and A. hubrichtii) blue, lavender
- Basket of Gold (Arunia saxatilis) yellow
- Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea montana)
- Barrenwort (Epimedium grandiflorum) yellow
- Bath’s Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) pink
- Bears foot Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) yellowish
- Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) pink/white
- Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) blue
- Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) white
- Cape Leadwort (Plumbago capensis) blue
- Carnation (Dianthus sp.) various
- Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) red/yellow
- Columbine (Aquilegia vulgare) rose, purple, white spurs
- Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) blue
- Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia numularia) yellow foliage
- Creeping Speedwell (Veronica umbrosa) blue
- Lenten Rose (Helleborus X orientalis) pink, white, purple
- Moondance Hybrid Lenten Rose (Helleborus x iburgensis ‘Moondance’) white
- Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) blue
- Mazus (Mazus reptans ‘alba’) white
- Mountain pinks (Phlox subulata) pink, lavender, white
- Ornamental Grasses (Various)
- Pinks (Dianthus chinensis) pink
- Poet’s Laurel (Danae racemes) orange berries
- Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) pink
- Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) pink
- Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) red, white, pink
- Wallflowers (Cheiranthus allionii) orange
- Wild Geranium (Geranium pratense) magenta
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) white, pastels
- Vinca (Vinca minor) blue
Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes
- Algerian Iris (Iris ungularia) blue
- Arum italicum spotted foliage
- Bearded Iris “Immortality” white, reblooming
- Cemetery Iris (Iris schreekuppe) white
- Crocus (Crocus vernus) various
- Daffodils, Jonquils and Paperwhites (Narcissus sp) yellows, white
- Daffodil Poeticus Actaea, Double Flower Drift, Double Sir Winston Churchill
- Dutch Iris (Iridaceae x hollandica) blue, white
- Dwarf Iris: Mixed, “J S Dijt”, danfordiae Purples, yellows, whites
- Gladiolus specie byzantinus Pink
- Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) blue\
- Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata) purple; white
- Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Jan Bos, Marie, Pink Pearl, Blue Jacket- pink, white, purple
- Lady Jane Tulip- white and pink (Tulipa clusiana)
- Marjoletti Tulip- yellow and orange
- Paperwhite Narcissus (Narcissus papyraceus) white
- Poppy Anemone (Anemone coronaria De Caen) various
- Ranunculus Tecelote- orange, yellow, red, white
- Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) white, green
- Snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum) white
- Starflower (Ipheion uniflorum) blue-white (Stinky)
- Tulips: Single Lates: Maureen, Renown; Lily Flowered Ballade
- Tulip bakerii Lilac Wonder (pink)
- Tulip batalinii Bright Gem (yellow)
- Wood Hyacinth (Scilla campanulata) blue; white
- Windflower (Anemone coronaria) blue, magenta, white
Trees and Shrubs
- Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora) pink, white
- Anise Tree (Illicium floridanum) reddish
- Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) white
- Azaleas (Rhododendron sp.) Variety sizes and colors
- Blackhaw or Walter Viburnum (Viburum obovatum)
- Bridal Wreath (Spirea prunifolia) white
- Camellia (Camellia japonica) cultivars:
‘Pink Perfection’ pink, double
‘Professor Sargent’ deep rose, double
‘Debutante’ clear, light pink
‘Lady Clare’ carmine rose, semi-double
‘Alba plena’ white with pink cast
‘Lovely Surprise’ pink
‘Dr. Tinsley’ pink, semi-double
- Chinese Mahonia (Mahonia fortunei) yellow blooms, blue berries
- Chinese Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’) green to white
- Crabapple (Malus sieboldii) pink
- Deutzia (Deutzia sp.) white
- Dogwood (Cornus florida) white
- Elderberry (Sambucus sp.) white
- First Breath of Spring or Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) white
- Flowering Almond (Prunus glandulosa) pink, fuzzy
- Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) apricot pink, red, white
- Fragrant Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) yellow **Smells AMAZING**
- Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense) white, pink
- Fringetree (Chionanthus retusus) white
- Himalayan Sweetbox (Sarcococca hookerana) white, black drupe
- Hollies (Ilex sp.): white/ cream blooms; Yaupon (I. vomitoria) red, yellow berries; Winterberry (I. verticillata) red berries; Dahoon (I. cassine) red; Lusterleaf (I. latifolia) red; Dwarf Burford Holly (Ilex cornuta) red berries
- Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) green to black berries
- Judd’s Viburnum (Viburnum judii) pink, fragrant
- Kerria (Kerria japonica pleniflora) Double yellow
- Kerria (Kerria japonica) single yellow
- Lantaphyllum (Viburnum X rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’) white
- Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus) pink to white: STINK
- Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytophyllum) white
- Lilac “Bloomerang Dark Purple” (Syringa x) purple
- Magnolia ‘Inspiration (Magnolia laevifolia (syn. yunnanensis) ‘Inspiration’) white with yellow center
- Old Blush Rose (Rosa chinensis) pink
- Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) brown
- Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) white
- Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica) white
- Pomegranate (Punica granata) reddish fruit
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis) fuchsia
- Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) small white
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum) tiny red blooms (find by the sound of honeybees!)
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) purple
- Sassafras (Sassafras officinale) chartreuse
- Tea plant (Camellia sinenses) white/yellow
- Vanhoutte Spirea (Spirea vanhouttei) white
- Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorium) yellow
- Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) yellow to reddish brown
Vines
- Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) yellow *TOXIC TO HONEY BEES*
- Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata) cream color blooms, smells like chocolate
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) orange/ red, NATIVE attractant for hummingbirds
- Lady Banks Rose (Rosa banksiae) yellow
- Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) white, purple
Wildflowers/ Bee Food
- Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) lavender
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) yellow
Kitchen Garden:
- Apple, Pear, Cherry & Peach Trees: pink to white.
- Beets, carrots, lettuce, mustards, kale, parsley, Swiss chard, spinach, arugula, fava beans, artichoke, cardoon, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, collards
- Cover crops: white and crimson clover, oats, rye, vetch, peas
- Transitioning to summer crops after mid- April last frost date