The cultivar Plectranthus 'Nancy Carter' over winters in Northeast Florida. It will overwinter better under protected canopy and part-su...Read Moren conditions although it has come back under full-sun, open spaces.
I first grew this plant last year, ordering it from Select Seeds (which taught me to call it by the common name "Quicksilver"), and now I...Read More wouldn't want to be without it again. It's one of those plants that is a bit resentful of transplanting, and needs a little patience and tending for a short while afterwards. Don't worry; your efforts will be rewarded. After it adjusts to its new home, it will form a tough-stalked plant with big, fuzzy, silvery leaves that would be perfect in a children's garden. By the time frosts rolled around last year, this fairly tender plant had gotten so robust that even when its biggest leaves were damaged by light to medium frosts, it would then put out new leaves as soon as the temperature got above about forty degrees F again, and it didn't die until a hard frost. I've also found it to be xeric once it adjusts to its new home. I didn't give it any compost or fertilizer and it did great for me; perhaps others are getting flimsy or floppy stalks due to rich soil?
Last spring a seedling of this plant from an unknown source started growing in my lavander cuttings, I've been trying to identify it for ...Read Morea long time, finally finding it online last month. The plant is the easiest I've ever started from cutting, pretty much all it takes is a small stem, they've rooted for me in just under a week in wet vermiculite. I have some large plants inside this winter, and they've been flowering anytime I let a shoot get long enough. I'm assuming they don't need pollinators to be fertilized, since I've been getting seeds from these flowerings as well. I've never let it in a garden i nthe summer (I've had it in pots) so I don't know about seed survivorship overwintering information. Anyway, it's an amazing looking plant, hope this is useful for someone.
This grows well in Zone 9 Nor. Cal coastal. Easily damaged by winds due to very brittle branches. Grows very fast but does not take trans...Read Moreplanting well. Reasonably drought-resistant in good soil when mulched.
I didn't even buy this plant..it showed up no doubt as a seedling in a botanical garden purchase. So,slightly invasive.
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The cultivar Plectranthus 'Nancy Carter' over winters in Northeast Florida. It will overwinter better under protected canopy and part-su...Read More
I first grew this plant last year, ordering it from Select Seeds (which taught me to call it by the common name "Quicksilver"), and now I...Read More
Last spring a seedling of this plant from an unknown source started growing in my lavander cuttings, I've been trying to identify it for ...Read More
This grows well in Zone 9 Nor. Cal coastal. Easily damaged by winds due to very brittle branches. Grows very fast but does not take trans...Read More