What are those gorgeous acid green leaves: Down by the Riverside..... This morning I jumped out of bed, h

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Down by the Riverside.....
This morning I jumped out of bed, hopped on the subway and went downtown to the Wagner Park gardens. After taking my photos, I saw one of the horticulturists working on the plants. What luck! I told her how I had to ask people on the internet for the name of Ipomeoa batatas "Margarita' . I had seen the "black" version there as well. There was a big pot filled with the black and green and rosemary in the center. It was pretty awesome. The woman said that these "sweet potato plants" actually grow edible sweet potatoes.

I told her I was trying to write an article on my experience in the garden, and she sent me off to the Battery Park City Authority Parks Division to obtain a list of all the plants in the entire area. (No pics - just latin and common names and planting areas listed). She said the person who picked out all of the plants and designed the garden is named Linden Miller.
They purchased the plants in Long Island, New York.

I took the list and look forward to reading it. I dropped the film off to be developed today. I realize some of these garden scenes are not really shade garden plants.....some are.

There was another very interesting plant there that I am now looking into. The horticulturist said it is called something like "Euphoebia"..... and it is a perrenial. It grows like a long tube, silver blue... anyway, that's my next research. What a wild looking plant and fascinating habit.

Did I mention I now have 2 cuttings from "Margarita" in green? I am a very happy camper.

Best regards, Sonni ....

-- posted by Sonni