I nearly picked it up right then but the dimensions shown on the pot put me off. I wasn't sure I had a sunny spot large enough for a plant the tag claimed would grow 8-10 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. At $40, I didn't want to bring it home only to find myself challenged as to what to do with it. When I got home, I pulled up on-line references to L. 'Safari Sunset' and, true to my recollections, these showed a plant with foliage that was more green than the purplish-black of the plants I'd seen. I was fairly certain that the plants I saw were Leucadendron 'Ebony' masquerading as their parent, L. 'Safari Sunset.'
I finally got back to the garden center late this afternoon. The plants were still there so I brought one home.
Leucadendron 'Ebony' found labeled as 'Safari Sunset' |
Closer look at the foliage |
What do you think? Am I mistaken as to the plant's identity, or did the nursery mislabel it? In either case, it's a handsome plant. Assuming that it gets no more than 4 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide, I have 2 prospective spots for it. And I can do a lot with that $110 price differential.
Kris, is the name of the grower that the nursery bought this from on the tag ?
ReplyDeleteNative Sons is selling them, Kathy.
DeleteHoover Boo is right - the tag shows Native Sons as the grower. I picked this one up at my local Armstrong garden center.
DeleteThat's 'Ebony', alright. Enjoy! Don't stick it in the shade (been there, killed that).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads-up!
DeleteWow what a score!!! It's kind of shocking how frequently plants are mislabeled.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe my eyes the 1st time I saw it, despite rumors that there were deals to be found. I'm glad the plants didn't disappear while I dithered about checking internet sources for confirmation!
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