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May 10, 2010

What's blooming in Baltimore's Rawlings Conservatory?

Jacobinia Carnea

Commonly known as the “Brazilian Plume” this exotic shrub is native to South America and prefers light shade.

It is blooming now in Baltimore's Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park and it has large, dark green leaves and bright flowers of a tubular plume shape in clusters of purple, orange, red, pink or yellow.

They are perfect for adding a splash of color to any garden. The Jacobinia does well in USDA zones 9-10.

For other areas they grow very well in containers and don’t tolerate cold winters.

Photo credit: Michael Lemmon

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Susan Reimer has spent 16 years writing about raising kids - among other topics - in her column for The Baltimore Sun. And every time son Joseph or daughter Jessie passed another milestone - driver's license, college, wedding or a move to a new military duty station - she has planted another garden. Now she will be writing about those gardens - and yours - here on Garden Variety.

Susan isn't an expert gardener, but she wasn't an expert mother, either. Both - the kids and the gardens - seem to be doing well in spite of her.

She lives in Annapolis with her husband, Gary Mihoces, who loves to cut his grass but has noticed that there seems to be less of it every time the kids pass another milestone.

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