I love mail order plant day! The day my online orders from January show up at my house fills me with excitement - this year it was April 12. I got some more exotic and fun plants that you don't typically see at Lowe's or Home Depot.
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My mail order plants arrived from High Country Gardens on April 12 this year |
Last year I stuck the plants in the ground the same day they arrived. This year I did something a little different - I let them get some sun after being in the box for 4 days, and gave them some water. Then I took them inside and put them on my windowsill to firm up a little before exposing them to the wild outdoors. Hopefully they perk up a little and catch their breath before trying to adapt to the clay soil.
![Kniphofia hirsuta Fire Dance Kniphofia hirsuta Fire Dance](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi734y1R-ht-YWEWuylTiccy-DTId5ludKEnhlJx53LXL94RkuR7zUM5KPaxbOzEmlSzbWpDhIcjh-1e7W2wq_UVkJZYHnoTv4ZMqNrF4UB4TTpzgsuDfJXIssZ7zjPsuIdzcdfROxsLp8/s640/dwarf+hot+poker+plant.JPG) |
I got 4 dwarf red hot poker plants - Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance' |
![Baptisia australis v. minor Blue Rocket Baptisia australis v. minor Blue Rocket](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeyE_zUQmYGdZiKizw_NVq6VnuChHsCjbAC8NjMadmWJidrQaNG5oB5fkENOKp6gqqBlHgDGM90VQUNhUeTyQT7EtMUwLJdtiLXqhvmOoDOpnji_x7XfQy-M-5bypDBUZv24FY-kzJR8/s640/mail+order+plant+condition.JPG) |
I got 1 false indigo after reading they are good in clay soil - Baptisia australis v. minor Blue Rocket |
![Phemeranthus calycinum (Talinum) Judith's Favorite Phemeranthus calycinum (Talinum) Judith's Favorite](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo5_lTeykDrzSr6pc6aGLMfD76gl3HmDw1jOs1JV5z2y4z0bbOR-ljDVCbGvqwO5Lep6WAXcyazcpbdjF7ggziUO5J86ly4ibLaV0ih0DTJasjIx4HvZjdbhZiWGaQNT3K17CO5ooAlo/s640/judiths+favorite.JPG) |
I got this for my rock garden, a cute little succulent that self seeds with purple flowers. It looks very delicate and I hope my dogs don't mess with it - Fame Flower - Phemeranthus calycinum (Talinum) Judith's Favorite |
![Arenaria Wallowa Mountains Wallowa Mountains Mossy Sandwort (Desert Moss) Arenaria Wallowa Mountains Wallowa Mountains Mossy Sandwort (Desert Moss)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9T1iARgOCXEEn9KT1ukuzmo0FG9xnnmQgMaRxBaytbH3XyPq-MPQtjzq6X6_VGdHoNuiAV7Muiy75YYqa3cJgdl6w7978iwy6Jakg5JReOt9lG6rIsfMjhcCZ1-YLlLcEedJ4JoE9iCY/s640/wallowa+mountains+sandwort.JPG) |
And once again, I'm trying my favorite little sunny moss look-alike after the one last year all but died. I've got a new location picked out and we'll see if the 2nd time's the charm - Arenaria Wallowa Mountains - Mossy Sandwort (Desert Moss) |
![Echinacea purpurea Magnus Echinacea purpurea Magnus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AURHfBoj0TXstFMQaCzlv22gmlSjTZI_Qy04fUnLLU264JGiMD7RXunWJwzaYbWnNFTyIo-mHbMkoHSw5w2M5ZAerl6IXr22itar4eux-LvMKBvXlRJ0Jdp39eT7oQRI_ZbfH879ka0/s640/magnus+purple+coneflower.JPG) |
Last but not least I've got purple coneflower 'Magnus' down by the utility boxes. This one is supposed to get 4 feet tall so it should do a better job hiding things than the Pow Wow that only gets 2 feet tall - Echinacea purpurea Magnus - yeah this one was the runt of the package and might not make it. Luckily High Country Gardens is pretty good about refunding if your plant dies right away. |
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