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Re: New plants

Dear everyone,
	well, i suppose on principle i shouldn't advertise...but i'm just 
way too biased to help myself!!

mr. lindsey, you were asking about sources for a few plants...
	one very nice place to get prarie plants is Enders Greenhouse in 
Cherry Valley, IL (Rockford area).  for instance, concerning the plants 
that you asked about... they have Desmanthus illinoensis, Desmodium 
canadense, Silene regia, Geum triflorum, Gentiana andrewsii, and G. 
flavida.  They have over 250 species of woodland and prarie plants, as 
well as native shrubs.  the number of species grows each year.  you can 
send for a free catalog of natives 

Enders Greenhouse
104 Enders Drive
Cherry Valley, IL  61016

or you can call
(815) 332-5255





On Tue, 13 May 1997, Christopher Lindsey wrote:

> > Well the sale certainly was a success!!!   ...busy...busy...busy!  The "Red
> > Milkweed" you bought was probably A. incarnata (swamp milkweed)????
> 
> The leaves did have the right shape for incarnata, but I was hopeful... 
> Ah well, it's still a nice pink and it smells so good...
> 
> > I have a a very few "unusual" plants....a number of Royal Catchfly (Silene
> > regia?), a nice Kankakee Mallow, wild Hibiscus, and a small clump of Green
> > Dragon...All in all, there's about 80 species of wildflowers in the yard.
> 
> Every time that I've tried Silene regia it's succumbed to some problem or
> another.  Any special tricks?  What about sources?
> 
> Interesting plants that I've got growing:
> 
>    Opuntia humifosa (Prickly Pear Cactus)
>    Silphium laciniata (Compass plant)
>    Desmanthus illinoensis (Illinos mimosa (of which I want more))
>    Heuchera richardsonii (Prairie alumroot)
>    Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain mint)
>    Ruellia humilis (Wild petunia)
>    Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort)
>    Amorpha fruticosa (False indigo)
> 
> They're not particularly rare as far as prairies go, but are still relatively
> uncommon in landscaped gardens.
> 
> Does anyone know of a source for Desmanthus, Opuntia, Desmodium, Silene 
> regia, and Geum?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 
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