Horticulture Classes
Classes 1-6
Flowering Perennials and Biennials
Aquilegia (colombine)
Grania Allport
Garden Club of Somerset Hills
Excellent propagation information. Stem slightly immature.
Plant Material: input
Length of ownership: 9/18/15
Propagated by Exhibitor: Yes
Growing conditions: The seed was planted in soilless potting mix
2. Epimedium
Diane Majeski
Garden Club of Englewood
“Delightful exhibit of dainty blooms.”
Plant Material: Epimedium, Domino
Length of ownership: 4 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Dry, no direct sun
Mary Ryan
Garden Club of Somerset Hills
“Delightful exhibit of dainty blooms.”
Plant Material: Epimedium Grandiflora, Bishops Hat
Length of ownership: 4 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Shade, under norway spruce tree
3. Helleborus (hellebore)
Beth Whitney
The Gertrude Windsor Garden Club
Plant Material: Hellebore, Confetti cake, Lenton rose
Length of ownership: 5 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Shade. Lime added to make soil slightly more alkaline.
Debra Chambliss
Morristown Garden Club
Plant Material: Hellebore, Blue Metallic Lady
Length of ownership: 10 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Shady
Susan Murray
Allyn’s Creek Garden Club
Plant Material: Hellebore, Lenten Rose
Length of ownership: 4 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Shade to rich shade. Rich cool, well-draining soil. Height 18-20 inches
4. Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra specatabilis (bleeding heart)
Jane Murphy
Garden Club of Princeton
Plant Material: Bleeding heart
Length of ownership: 11 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Light shade. Soil amended with homemade compost.
5. Tiarella (foam flower)
D. Agnon
Trenton Garden Club
Plant Material: Tiarella
Length of ownership: 3 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Side of home, shade
6. Other
Jane Keiter
Millbrook Garden Club
Plant Material: Trillium Grandiflorum, Great White Trillium
Length of ownership: 22 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: in sun, spring ephemeral