GardenDC Podcast Episode 205: Drought-Tolerant Native Plants

In this episode, we talk with Lourdes Osorio, host of the Native Plant Channel, about drought-tolerant natives. The plant profile is on Devil's Trumpet (Datura) and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on the Little Shopkeeper from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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SHOW NOTES: 1:20 Welcome Lourdes Osario, host of the Native Plant Channel on YouTube and Facebook 1:50 Lourdes’s background – she was born in Cuba and moved to New Jersey at a young age 4:26 What is Lourdes growing in her home garden in New Jersey? 6:32 Lourdes talks about her other job as Native Plant Curator at Laurelwood Arboretum 10:48 What has the weather been like in New Jersey? It’s not as dry as the D.C. area 13:31 Anise Hyssop – deer tolerant, long bloom season, and great for bees 15:52 Mountain Mint – the difference between clustered and slender 19:00 Little Bluestem, tufted hair grass, and other grasses 22:53 Orange Milkweed – good for smaller spaces and good for caterpillars 27:56 Amsonia Hubricht’s Bluestar – Kathy shares a story of her experience with it 29:39 Baptisia – Long taproots make it great for drought tolerance 32:04 Wild Petunia – Lourdes shares her experience with the late spring bloom 34:19 Oakleaf Hydrangea – Can grow in the sun or lightly shaded areas 37:00 Bayberry – Grows in the sand along the shore and has shiny leaves 39:46 Cup Plant (Silphium) – Kathy’s is doing well in the drought, but it is a bit shorter 42:13 Penstemon – Forms a little colony with bell-shaped flowers 44:15 Rattlesnake Master, Yucca, and more 46:41 Find Lourdes at Native Plant Channel on YouTube and Facebook, at laurelwoodarboretum.org/, or email her at nativeplantchannel@gmail.com 48:04 Plant Profile: Datura 50:20 What’s new in the garden this week? It finally rained! Potato harvest and fair entries 51:16 This week’s garden tip on growing hollyhocks 51:40 Upcoming events in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia area – Tomato taste at the Silver Spring Fresh Farm Market in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday, August 17th from 10 a.m. to noon. Kathy is giving a talk and book signing for her book Ground Cover Revolution at the Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD on September 8th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Register for free at patuxentnursery.com. Montgomery College announced their fall environmental horticultural classes – find them at montgomerycollege.edu. 53:32 Check out the Urban Garden by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 54:26 Check out Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz for low-maintenance alternatives for lawns on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 55:55 Christy Page from GreenPrints on the Little Shopkeeper

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Edit and Show Notes: Josh Panepento

Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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