Leu Gardens Spring Plant Sale this weekend, March 11-12

[Eric in Orlando]

March 11 & 12, 2017

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Free Admission all Weekend!

Over 50 growers and vendors selling a variety of plants and outdoor accessories to enhance your landscape and home. MB Palms will be one of the vendors with a good selection of palms, cycads and other plants. I will be working at the Leu Gardens booth both days.  Bring a wagon or plant cart for your purchases.  All vendors take cash and most take credit cards.

Leu Gardens’ Members shop early on Saturday, March 11 at 8:00 a.m.  This is only for Leu Gardens’ Members, please show your membership card and photo ID to be admitted early.  Guest(s) of members will be able to enter at 9:00 a.m.

Imbiss and Wild Rabbit Cafe will be selling a variety of delicious food: grilled items, specialty teas, lemonade, vegetarian and vegan food. Old Fashion Ice Cream and Peak Season Pops will be selling yummy treats.

 

Here are the Vendors;

http://www.leugardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Plant-Vendor-List-for-Web-1.pdf

Here is a link to the Vendor Map;

http://www.leugardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Plant-Sale-Map-1.pdf

 

[Eric in Orlando]

Here is the list of plants I will be selling at the Leu Gardens booth;

 

PALMS

 

Bismarckia nobilis- Bismarck Palm

 

Dypsis prestoniana- Tavilo Palm

 

Licuala kunstleri

 

Pritchardia hillebrandii- Molokai Fan Palm

 

Pseudophoenix sargentii- Buccaneer Palm

 

Carpentaria acuminata X Adonidia merrillii (F2)

 

 

 

 

 

TREES

 

Adansonia madagascariensis- Madagascar Baobab Tree

 

Adansonia rubrostipa- Fony Baobab Tree

 

Bauhinia x blakeana- Hong Kong Orchid Tree

 

Brachychiton acerifolius- Flame Tree

 

Brachychiton rupestris- Bottle Tree

 

Brosimum alicastrum- Breadnut Tree

 

Brosimum utile- Cow Tree

 

Callistemon viminalis ‘Boyette’- Weeping Bottlebrush Tree

 

Cassia fistula- Gold Shower Tree

 

Ceiba speciosa- Floss Silk Tree

 

Coccoloba uvifera- Seagrape

 

Delonix decaryi

 

Delonix regia- Royal Poinciana Tree

 

Ficus macrophylla- Moreton Bay Fig Tree

 

Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Tabebuia)- Golden Trumpet Tree

 

Handroanthus impetiginosus (Tabebuia)- Pink Trumpet Tree

 

Morus nigra ‘Dwarf Everbearing’- Black Mulberry

 

Peltophorum dubium- Yellow Poinciana Tree

 

Peltophorum pterocarpum- Copperpod Tree

 

Pseudosamanea guachapele (Albizia)- Chime Tree

 

Quararibea funebris- Funeral Tree

 

Quercus shumardii- Shumard Oak

 

Quercus virginiana- Southern Live Oak

 

Radermachera sp. “Kunming”- Tree Jessamine

 

Schefflera heptaphylla

 

Stenocarpus sinuatus- Firewheel Tree

 

Syzygium jambos- Rose-Apple

 

Tabebuia aurea- Silver Trumpet Tree

 

 

 

CONIFERS

 

Araucaria bidwillii- Bunya-Bunya Tree

 

Ginkgo biloba- Ginkgo Tree

 

Nageia nagi (Podocarpus)- Nagi Podocarp

 

Pinus elliottii var. densa- South Florida Slash Pine

 

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki ‘Pringles Dwarf’- Maki Podocarp

 

Taxodium distichum- Bald Cypress

 

Torreya taxifolia- Florida Torreya

 

 

 

 

 

SHRUBS

 

Camellia japonica ‘Alba Plena’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Kramer’s Supreme’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Lady Vansittart’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Pink Perfection’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Rosea Plena’

 

Camellia japonica ‘Royal Velvet’

 

Camellia sasanqua ‘Stephanie Golden’

 

Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’

 

Osmanthus fragrans- Sweet Osmanthus

 

 

 

 

 

TROPICALS

 

Afromomum melegueta- Grains of Paradise Ginger

 

Alocasia ‘Dark Star’- Elephant Ear

 

Alocasia ‘Regal Shields’- Elephant Ear

 

Calathea zebrina

 

Coffea arabica- Coffee Bush

 

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Black Magic’- Ti Plant

 

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hilo Rainbow’- Ti Plant

 

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Singapore Twist’- Ti Plant

 

Cyperus papyrus- Egyptian Papyrus

 

Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum

 

Heliconia rostrata- Lobster-Claw

 

Heliconia stricta ‘Dwarf Jamaican’- Dwarf Lobster-Claw

 

Musa acuminata var. sumatrana ‘Zebrina’- Blood Banana

 

Musa yunnanensis- Yunnan Forest Banana

[RedRabbit]

I won't be able to make it unfortunately, but one of these years I'll make it out there! 

[Mandrew968]

Wish I could get some of those conifers!

[Eric in Orlando]

Went around this morning and got a few pics from MB Palms. They are still setting up so will try to take some more later.

 

 

[Eric in Orlando]

[Eric in Orlando]

[Jasen]

Ashoka! Wish I could make it......

[kinzyjr]

Went and enjoyed the day over there.  You have a wonderful garden up there!

[Eric in Orlando]

It was a really good sale this year. Record crowds and people spending money like crazy. It was nice seeing everyone who stopped by.