Habranthus martinezii Mini Cherry Juniperus These are hand-selected from 8-year-old

These are hand-selected from 8-year-old

'Whirlwind Tour'

climbing aster was moved into a new genus

Despite the short-lived nature of typical Silene virginica

I had tried for years to grow the commonly sold European form of this species with no luck and had given up until I found this growing near the village of Nari on the Korean island of Ulleung (aka Uulong)

Habranthus martinezii Mini Cherry Juniperus These are hand-selected from 8-year-oldHabranthus martinezii 'Mini Cherry' is a strain of the Northern Argentinian rain lily, Habranthus martinezii. The vigorous, compact, 8" clumps offset nicely, and begin their flowering season as early as mid May in NC, and continue into September, after each rain, with large, light peachy pink horizontal facing solitary cups with dark purple bases. Although Habranthus martinezii, named in honor of entomologist Antonio Martinez, was only discovered in