Trial Garden Spring Plant Sale

1030 West Green Street,Athens GA 30602

03 April, 2021

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Specialty and unique annuals, perennials, houseplants, and more! Please RSVP for our outdoor market on Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 8-1. The Trial Garden Spring Plant Sale will be held rain or shine Saturday, April 3. from 8 AM until 1PM. Please join us, and RSVP for a one-hour shopping experience due to social distancing requirements. We are now accepting credit, debit cards at the register. We look forward to seeing all our friends and neighbors. Happy gardening! Trial Gardens at UGA 1030 W. Green St. Athens, GA Parking is available for free on weekends. South Campus deck, McPhaul lot, or Pharmacy lots are recommended. (See map below) Trial Garden Spring 2021 Plant Sale List Annuals Common name/ Variety Description Acalypha Various Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Multi-colored foliage. Perfect for containers or in ground. Long, furry flower spikes. Alternanthera Various Full/pt sun. Large colorful leaves on sturdy stems makes a great back of the border pop of color. Only at the TG! Angelonia Purple, Pink, White Summer snapdragon, loves full sun and heat with a sweet aroma. Asystasia Ganges Primrose Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. One of our best sellers every year. Pale lavendar tube shaped flowers adorn stricking variegated foilage. A TG exclusive. Begonia cubensis Part/full shade. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Slinder curvy green/silver foilage with pale pink flowers. Excellent shade container plant or in ground. Good drought tolerance. A TG exclusive. Catharanthus Purple, Pink, White Delicate mounds of brightly colored blooms. A clean accent in the landscape or small space. Chlorophytum reverse varigated spider plant You may know the spider plant but have you seen the reverse Spider plant? Cleome Spider flower Tall, bold, stalks with spider-shaped pink flowers perfect for pollinators. Reseeding. Clerodendrum Bleeding Heart vine Reliable, vigorous vine with red and white flowers on deep green foliage. Clerodendrum incisum 'Musical Note' Flowers are shaped like musical notes- a must see late-summer bloomer! Coleus Various Full/pt Sun. 3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Colorful foliage. Great container plant. Our favorite! Cuphea Fairy Dust Pink, Kristen's Delight, Honeybells, Diana, White Low-growing sun-loving container or bedding plant. Slender bell-shaped flowers of multi-color orange, pink, purple, and reds. Dichondra repens Silver falls Dramatic trailing silver rounded foliage. A perfect spiller for sun or shade. Duranta Gold, Nuclear winter Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Lime yellow leaves and stricking appearance for fillers in pots and great for in ground beds. Euphorbia Various Full sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Short clumbs of white if what this plant does. Blooms all summer great for pots or in ground. Deer tolerant. Evolvulus Blue My Mind Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Blue flowers are not all that common in the garden and this is one of the best. Great for containers as a spiller. Geranium Red, Pink, White, Orange, Peach Large 2-3 gallon containers full of summer color. Gomphrena Pink Tall globe amaranth good for cutting and drying. Graptophyllum pictum Chocolate, Tricolor Full/pt sun. 2 ft tall and and wide. Annual. Glossy cream, pink, and orange leaves with orange stems. Great container plant. A TG exclusive. Hamelia patens Firecracker Bush Sun-loving drought tolerant shrub filled with red-orange tubular flowers. Great for hummingbirds. Helichrysum Icicles, Silver Silvery green foliage is a long-seson bloomer and brightens dark spaces. Great for containers and xeriscapes. Heliotropium arborescens Delightful vanilla-scented purple blossoms. Hemigraphis Black Wizard Indoor or shade annual. Almost-black foliage. Hemizygia Bright white and green foliage for heat and sun. Flowers add fall interest with lavendar flower spikes. Hibiscus Little Zin Attractive maroon foliage with dark red flowers with compact habit. Hibiscus calyphyllus Lemon-yellow mallow plant forms a dense shrub with profuse smaller yellow blooms. Homalocladium  Ribbon Bush Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Annual. A conversation piece every time. Unique container plant has flat deep green leaves. Flowers in the fall. A TG exclusive. Hypoestes Pink, red, White Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Cream and pink, red, and green spotted leaves on this excellent container plant or in ground selection. Ipomoea Various Sweet potato vine Lime green, deep purple, trailing ornamental foliage for containers and baskets. Lantana Various Deer tolerant rainbow clusters of blooms. Heat and drought tolerant. Pollinator freiendly! Lemon Verbena Medicinal herb with lemon scented leaves. Lycianthes 'Great Chlorox Disaster' Variegated foliage with trailing stems and royal purple flowers with red fruits. Manihot Tapioca tree Fun tropical bright yellow and green foliage with hot pink stems. A TG exclusive! Mecardonia Golden Freckles Full/ pt sun. 2 ft tall and wide. Annual. Perfect little spiller for containers or mounding plant in ground. Small yellow flowers bloom all summer. Mimulus Bright greenery and delightful yellow flowers bursting with color. Low-growing 1-2ft. Ocimum basilicum Basil Culinary basil for pestos and sauces Ocimum carnosum Pepper Basil Full/ pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Annual. Ornamental basil that is cold hardy. Pink flowers in the fall. Be aware it does throw out many seeds but easily controlled. A TG Exlusive. Orthosiphon Cat's WhisKers Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. A best seller every year. White cat wisker like blooms with thin green leaves. A TG exclusive. Pentas Purple, Pink, Red Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Pilea cadierei Aluminum plant Striking foliage plant as an indoor plant or annual enjoyment outdoors. Plectranthus Cuban Oregano Fragrant variegated climber Plectranthus Troy's Gold Bright yellow and lime green groundcover or container-plant. Shade-tolerant Plectranthus Velvet Elvis Deep purple and dark green foliage with giant purple flower spikes, Shade-lover. Plectranthus oertendahlii Shade-loving 1 ft perennial with silvery emerald green rounded leaves and light purple flower spikes. Gread for shady Athens yards. Plumbago auriculata Blue Stunning large blue inflorescences on this sprawling cascading shrub. Porterweed  Red, Purple Hummingbird candy! Bright flower spikes. Continuous bloom until fall. Portulaca Orange Lively drought tolerant annual with waxy foliage and orange flowers. Salvia canariensis White-haired pubescent leaves remeniscent of spider-webs. A unique specimen. Salvia elegans Red Full/pt sun. 3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Excellent large flowers and glossy green leaves will bloom all summer. Pollinator friendly. Salvia hybrida Magenta, Orange, Red, Purple, Lavender, Midnight blue Full/pt sun. 3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Excellent large flowers and glossy green leaves will bloom all summer. Pollinator friendly. Salvia involucrata Full/pt sun. 3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Excellent large fuzzy flowerswill bloom all summer. Pollinator friendly. Salvia macrophylla Enormous pubescent leaves with blue flower spikes Salvia splendens Dark purple, Red/white bicolor, Red, Fuschia Full/ pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Solid red flowers on glossy large green leaves. Blooms all summer. A TG exclusive. Salvia coccinea Red, Pink, White, Purple, Blue Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual, reseeding. Unique pink and white flowers on thin stems. A TG exclusive. Scaevola Blue, Violet, Pink Mounds of sun-loving fan-shaped flowers in blue, purple, pink, and white. Senecio Kilimanjaro Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Season long interest in this blue finger like leaved plant will be a conversation piece any where you stick it. A Best seller and a TG Exclusive. Justicia brandegeeana Shrimp plant Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Annual. Orange shrimp shaped flowers on wispy branches. Solanum diphyllum Erect shrub 3-6 ft tall. Bright yellow-orange attractive fruits. Spilanthes Eyeball Plant Yellow eyeball-shaped flowers. Kids favorite! Stevia Leaves are well-known sugar subsitute. Strobilanthes hamiltoniaa Chinese Rain Bells Part-shade bloomer enjoys moist sites. 4-6 ft and dark pink flowers hang like bells. Tecoma stans Tropicanna', Tangerine Flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet-vine family. Tecomaria capensis Orange Tradescantia sillamontana Spiderwort White-haired pubescent leaves loves sun and heat. Deer resistant. Turnera ulmifolia Verbena Amethyst Trailing annual with bright white-to purple clusters. Perennials Abutilon hybridum Various Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Rounded pale-yellow flowers that face towards the ground. Commonly grows as a perennial shrub around Athens. Achillea Yarrow Big, bright yellow flowers great for hot, dry climates. Amsonia taberni Native bluestar for sun and shade. Clumping habit with star-shaped flower clusters. Boehmeria 'Gold' Glowing yellow perennial groundcover. Shines under moonlight. Brugmansia Angel Trumpet Semi-hardy tree with large fragrant pendulous trumped-shaped flowers. Protect overwinter. Buddelia Variegated Varigated Butterfly Bush Unique variegated foliage to the original Canna lily Pink, Yellow, Bronze, Ombre, Red. 5 ft flowering canes native to the Southeast. Will spread great for large sunny areas. Caryopteris 'Gold Crest' Striking neon yellow foliage and electric blue/violet flower clusters. Coreopsis Various Perennial Sun Coreopsis mutica Mexico 2-3ft tall. Butterfly host and nectar source. Cuphea Bat Face Full/pt sun. Tender perennial. Excellent pollinator plant and will continue blooming into the fall. Tube-shaped flowers adorn the entire plant thru the summer. Cuphea Plum Mist, Cigar plant, David Verity, Large Firecracker, Salvadoriensis Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Tender perennial. Excellent pollinator plant and will continue blooming into the fall. Colorful tube shaped flowers adorn the entire plant thru the summer. Cuphea micropetala Candy Corn Plant Full/pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Tender perennial. Excellent pollinator plant and will continue blooming into the fall. Orange and Yellow tube shaped flowers adorn the entire plant thru the summer. Distylium Winter hazel Evergreen shrub perfect for Southern gardens. Deer, drought, insect tolerant. Attractive angular branching and slender foliage. Gaillardia Barbican Red Native Blanket Flower thrives in hot, dry environments. Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort for sun or shade. Trailing habit with soft greenery and pale yellow flowers great for rocky slopes. Lavender Classic perennial fragrant herb with purple flowers Lysimachia Creeping Jenny, Midnight Sun The original groundcover, as well as a dark purple variety for shady areas. Malvaviscus Sleeping Hibiscus Understory shrub attracts hummingbirds with downward facing red flowers. Texas native. Nepeta Cat's Meow, Blue Panther Ornamental low-growing shrub- unless you are a cat. Lavender or light blue flowers. Persicaria capitata Reliable soft ground-cover with attractive bink blossoms and shades of green for sun or shade. Red Spike Blooms in shade! Long red flowers great for hummingbirds. Ruellia 'Ragin Cajun'   Red Full/ pt sun. 2-3 ft tall and wide. Perennial. Uniquie red flowers on short sturdy stems. Non-invasive. A TG exclusive. Ruellia Purple, Pink, White Mexican Petunia Full/ pt sun. 4-5 ft tall and wide. Perennial. Spreading mexican petunia will fill in an area. Pollinator friendly. Salvia greggii Fuschia, Purple, Cherry Lips, Blue, Burgundy, Rose, Salmon, White, Hot Lips Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Perennial A classic Salvia with red and white flowers. Will freely spread. Pollinator friendly. Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue, Jeans Jewel Perennial 3-4 ft full-sun shrub will provide yeasrs of enjoyment from people and pollinators alike. Salvia leucantha Purple Velvet, Waverly Perennial 3-4 ft full-sun shrub will provide yeasrs of enjoyment from pople and pollinators alike with dazzling velvet flowers. Salvia rubescens Dolichotrix Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Perennial A classic Salvia with red flowers. Will freely spread. Pollinator friendly. Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage Full/pt sun. 3-4 ft tall and wide. Perennial A classic Salvia with red and white flowers. Will freely spread. Pollinator friendly. Saponaria officinalis   Common soapwort Pale-pink flowers, grows in colonies. Used for making soap by early settlers. Setcreasea pallida Blue Sue, Purple Sprawling purple and blue-green foliage for rock gardens and groundcover. Sinningia Bananas Foster, Pink Lovely velvet foliage with fairy-tale-esque tubular flowers. Hummingbird and butterfly magnet. Semi-hardy in Athens. Thymus Pink Full sun groundcover. Fragrant herbage with pink flowers. Thymus pulegioides Foxey variegated Variegated thyme Tibouchina lepidota Classic Trial Garden plant which grows into a shrub or small tree with large purple flowers. A show-stopper! Tibouchina urvilleana varigated Classic Trial Garden plant which grows into a shrub or small tree with large purple flowers. A show-stopper! Verbena Homestead Purple Classic perennial. Trailing purple flower clusters for containers and baskets. Flowering Vines Begonia convolvulacea Creeping Full/pt shade. 3-4 ft tall 2 ft wide. Annual. Large dark green leaves on sturdy stems. Can have large white flower clusters. Not self attaching but can be trained to grow vertically. A TG exclusive. Blue Sky Vine Twining vine produces large impressive sky blue flowers. Cissus Vine Pt/Full shade. 4+ ft tall self attaching climing begonia vine. Annual. Burgundy and green leaves on the top side, and deep burgundy backs to the leaves. A TG exclisive. Coral Vine Vigorous heart-shaped leaves attach freely to structures and trellises. Pink and white flowers attracts bees from miles around. Delairea odorata Varigated German Ivy Part shade. 3 ft tall and 2 ft wide. Annual. Excellent variegated vine. Glossy thick ivy shaped leaves thru the summer. Dipladenia Sun Parasol Showy red flowers on attractive vining deep-green leathery foliage. Manettia Vine Candy Corn or Firecracker vine Exotic vine lives up to its name: candy-corn shaped flowers are great for hummingbirds. Mascagnia macroptera Part to filtered sun. 4-5 ft tall and wide. Perennial vine. Yellow flowers in the fall have seeds pods that resemble that of butterfly wings. A TG exclusive. Pandorea varigated Woody vine hardy to 25 F. Flowers are showy cascading white-to pink. Pseudosynoxys Mexican Flame Vine Perennial vine with hot-orange daisy-shaped flowers. Psiguria vine Vine Small orange flowers attracts butterflies. Solanum wendlandii Paradise vine Lavender parasol-shaped flowers. Succulents and Houseplants Dish gardens Mixed Our dish gardes are hand-crafted with care by our volunteers. Each dish contains a unique sampling of our greenhouse-propagated succulent collection. Full of surprises! Aeonium canariense Aloe greatneadii Aloe juvenna Tiger tooth aloe Aloe 'Pink Blush' Chlorophytum reverse variegated Spider Plant Crassula tetragona Cryptanthus spp. Earth star Cyanotis somaliens Kitten ears Echeveria Topsy Turvy Echeveria Pearl Echeveria 'Doris Taylor' Doris Taylor Euphorbia lactea Graptopetalum paraguayense Ghost plant Graptoveria Haworthia Huernia zebrina Lifesaver plant Hylocereus undatus Dragonfruit Kalanchoe fedtchenkoi Lavender scallop Kalanchoe tomentosa Panda plant Mammilaria Opuntia microdasys Bunny ears Opuntia monacantha monstrosa variegata Sedum Stonecrop (various) Sedum mexicana Lemon Ball Sedum trelasei Stapelia gigantea Carrion plant