May 17 Daylily & Plant Sale

See photos of the Daylilies we have for sale
and a detour map to the Daylily photos and detour map

Cypress Gardens Big Spring Plant Sale is Saturday May 17.  The sale is from 9-3pm in the parking lot. Bring cash or checks.  All Berkeley County Residents can get in FREE to Cypress Gardens on the 3rd Saturday from 9-12. PLEASE tell your friends and bring the family. Please remind everyone about the detour through the Navy Weapon station.

  Many other plants not listed but here are a few.

Fantastic selection of Names cultivars of Daylilies. Pinks, purples, reds  and more.

Angels Trumpet Yellow White & Pink

Purple Trumpet Datura

Purple Night Shade Solanum quitoense

Tropical Hibiscus

Pumpkin on a Stick

Purple Salvia (Butterfly Plant)

Marigolds(Butterfly Plant)

Cleome - Spider Plant (Butterfly Plant)

Pentas(Butterfly Plant)

Curly Spider Plant

Confederate Rose

Porter Weed (Butterfly Plant)

Flame Violets

Mexican Flame Vine (Butterfly Plant)

Native Red Honeysuckle (Hummingbird )

Azaleas

Stromanthe sanguinea "Triostar"

Calathea lancifolia “Rattle Snake Plant”

Ruby - Joseph Coat

ABUTILON: Flowering Maple

Vegetable

Tomatoes

 Banana Peppers

Herbs

Dill (Butterfly Plant)

Fennel (Butterfly Plant)

Sage Herb

Basil

Thai Basil (Butterfly Plant)

Cuban Oregano

Curry Plant

Black Prince Echeveria

Mules Ear Succulent

Ghost plant – Succulent

Thornless Pear Cactus

Sansevieria trifasciata "

Mules Ear Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri 

Ornamental Sweet potato

Hardy Gloxinia

Coleus

White Native hibiscus

Yellow  Native hibiscus

Princes flower tibuchina

Loquat

Varigated Butterfly bush

Rhoeo

Chicken gizzard plant.

The Bottle Tree

    The bottle tree ‘Ampulla arborii’ can be found in quite a few gardens around the lowcountry of South Carolina. We have 2 planted at Cypress Gardens, one near the parking lot and the other in the wildflower meadow.  This central African plant is cherished by the well cultivated gardener. The bottle tree like many other common southern garden plants may have come to us though the slave trade along with black-eyed peas, field peas, okra, and watermelon.  Traditionally bottle trees were planted in the yard to capture troublesome spirits before they entered the house.  It is said curious spirits or “haints” will enter the bottles and get stuck inside thus preventing them from causing mischief.  Since we planted our bottle trees we have had no trouble with the haints.

     ‘Ampulla arborii’ is such an easy plant to grow I wonder why more people don’t plant them.  It is true they can be hard to find, but it helps if you have friends who drink plenty white wine. Bottle trees will live in almost any kind of soil and can be planted in sun or shade.  They are extremely drought and flood tolerant but will not withstand hurricanes.  The trees are almost maintenance free requiring no fertilizer or pruning.   Cleaning bottles once a year with Windex and paper towels is all that is needed to keep your tree looking healthy.

    Although there are many different cultivars of bottle trees the most popular is the Blue Bottle Tree, ‘Ampulla arborii caeruleus’.  In Africa, blue is considered a powerfully good color because it is the color of the sky and water.  Blue bottle trees are said to be the best for capturing spirits.  Good companion plants are yellow daffodils for spring and coreopsis or marigolds for summer.  Yellow flowers planted around blue bottle trees make the blue color pop in the garden.  If you are looking for a unique specimen plant in your garden give the blue bottle tree a try.   

Our swamp talent show has become very popular
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Be a Swamp Celebrity!!

 Sunday, March 16, 2013  

at Beautiful Cypress Gardens

Two Categories
17 and under and 18 and older 

Each category gets awarded 3 prizes!!!
1st place - $100
2nd place - $50
3rd place -1 season pass to Cypress Gardens 

Special $50 "Peoples Choice" prize awarded by audience votes

The music starts at noon, the competition starts at 1:00pm