Spigelia marilandica Ragin Cajun Violet Flowering Plants The fast growing Omeo gum

The fast growing Omeo gum (30' tall in 10 years) has lovely

Meehania cordata is a delightful native to alkaline soils that naturally resides from southwest PA to the NC mountains

The foliage is intermediate between the three- and five-leaflet parents

composed of creamy white leaves

A conversation with the homeowner

Spigelia marilandica Ragin Cajun Violet Flowering Plants The fast growing Omeo gumSpigelia marilandica 'Ragin Cajun' is a 2016 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a selection we made in 2000 while botanizing near St. Francisville, Louisiana. In the garden, it makes a 20" tall, compact clump topped, starting in mid May (NC), with flower clusters that are much more orange red compared to the blood red of the other forms in the trade. Also, Spigelia 'Ragin Cajun' produces nearly 1 3 more flower heads than other forms we've grown,