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Garden Feast 2009

Garden Feast 2009: Silent Auction: Rare Plants

The Garden Feast Silent Auction is comprised of beautiful rare plants and other items.

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Our SFBGS Nursery Volunteers spend countless hours propagating and caring for the sometimes very rare and special plants we offer for the Garden Feast Silent Auction. Here’s just a peek at some of their work available for auction at Garden Feast this year…over 50 plants will be available on September 23!

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Leucadendron argenteum

Leucadendron argenteum (Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom) is an endangered species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. It is a small evergreen tree growing up to 5- 7 m tall, exceptionally to 16 m tall.


Acer palmatum Kurabi Yama

Acer palmatum 'Kurabi Yama' - Japanese Maple Medium sized deeply divided leaves are soft pink and pale green in spring changing to green in summer and are a wonderful orange in the fall. This variety is somewhat more upright than other trees in this group. Medium growth rate, easy to grow with protection from afternoon sun.


Heuchera Marmalade in Red Glazed Pot

Heuchera 'Marmalade' in Red Glazed Pot. Common name - Fancy-leaf Coral Bells. The maple-shaped leaves vary in shade from amber to peachy bronze, forming a sturdy evergreen mound. Taller sprays of brownish flowers appear in late spring. Plants may tolerate full sun in cool summer regions. Excellent in the border, for edging, or in tubs and mixed containers.


Begonia Little Brother Montgomery

Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' Very attractive cane-type begonia growing to about 40 cm tall. Maple shaped, somewhat rexlike leaves up to 25 cm long have a dark green background and veining with silver speckles that merge in the leaf margins.


Fuchsia blooming in blue glazed pot

Fuchsia blooming in blue glazed pot .



Glazed Mustard Pot with plants for the Sun

Glazed Mustard Pot with plants for the Sun! A beautiful arrangement potted and propagated by Garden Feast Committee member Pat Wipf - a longtime nursery volunteer and former Trustee. This pot contains a mixture of textures and the dark red and other colors make a stunning array. With Coprosuma 'rainbow', Japanese grass Imperata cylindrical 'red baron' and more.


Canna

Glazed dark pot with a lovely dark Canna is a bold statement.