Blog by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan
Julie Dangel, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer, writes,” Passalong plants are those we acquire when another gardener shares a seed, a cutting, or a plant. …” They are typically easy to propagate and thrive in your garden.
I have several, and each of my favorites reminds me of someone special. Here are some favorites that are easy to share in Yolo and Solano County.
The only thing I miss about my first “real” job in California is the people. Nancy and I made regular runs to the “Ranch Hotel” in Vacaville for horse manure, and she gave me a piece of her Shasta ‘Becky’. Long blooming, easy care, and sturdy stems! Yes, please!
At that same job, Deborah shared this Cymbidium orchid . An orchid you can grow outside? What a “Welcome to California”! The Napa Master Gardener Column reads, “Cymbidium orchids are not finicky about their care, as long as their basic needs are met.”
Gardeners tend to be generous people, and one of the most generous I have met; I have only met virtually. Generous in terms of his knowledge and his plants, this Lemongrass arrived via the postal service as a five-inch piece in an envelope. The clumping grass Cymbopogon citratus , is a mainstay in Southeast Asian cooking, but is also widely used as a fragrance. It is now filling a five-gallon bucket, my kitchen with fragrance, and my heart with gratitude.
And because it doesn’t go without saying, be sure you don’t pass along plants invasive in your area.