2012 Spring Pack Trials – Day 2: March 25, 2012

Day 2: A misty drive through the California hills

Fast and furious is today’s schedule so here’s the highlights thus far:

We saw a great Salvia at Sunset Western Garden Collection. ‘Amistad’ Salvia has dark velvety flowers with a nearly black calyx.  The plants are said to bloom constantly from early Spring till frost.  ‘Amistad’ offers a more compact and fuller growth habit and is a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds.  It requires full to part sun, grows quickly up to 3-4' tall and 3' wide.

We’ll be looking closer at testing the performance of this plant in the Texas region!

We also like:

Schwartz Nursery ‘Vancouver’ Geranium	Heleborus ‘Pennys Pink’ Winter Rose	Happy Giant Bicolor 'Purple Picotee'

Let us know what you think by commenting below!

Here are some interesting container garden displays from this stop as well:

Go over the hills and through the woods to the next leg of our journey....