Flora - The Cast

Allium

[Gift from a friend from law school who spent some nights with her family in the guestroom.]

Alyssum (Magenta) - Dearly Departed

[Purchased]

Amaranth (Green Red-Veined)

[Mother Garden]

Amaranth (Red)

[Mother Garden, via gift from a parental neighbor]

Armeria Maratina

[Purchased by Sissy]

Ashy Cranesbill - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased by Sissy]

Basil (Genovese)

[Purchased in prior years; current incarnations from cuttings rooted in water and gifted by Sissy.]

Beetroot 

[Grown from purchased seed.]

Blackberry - Forcibly Evicted

[Gift from Mother Hen]

Blueberry

[Purchased]

Calibrachoa (Hot Pink) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Calibrachoa (Lavender) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Calibrachoa (Lemon Slice) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Calibrachoa (Peachy Pink) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Campanula "Buddy Sawtooth" (Purple)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Cardinal Vine, aka Tóc Tiên ("Angel's Hair")

[Mother Garden; Mother Hen received the seeds from a Vietnamese American patient]

Catmint

[Inherited from prior terrace occupant]

Celosia (Magenta), aka Cockscomb, aka Mào Gà - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Celosia (Yellow), aka Cockscomb, aka Mào Gà - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Chrysanthemums (Burgundy)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Clematis - Dearly Departed

[Purchased]

Day Lily

[Mother Garden - if memory serves correctly]

Dianthus

[Mother Garden]

Geranium (Salmon) - Dearly Departed

[Propagated from seed of a prior year purchase]

Geranium (White) - Dearly Departed

[Purchased]

Hens 'n Chicks

[Gifted by Sissy, from a gift of succulents she received, these being the last survivors - if memory serves correctly]

Hibiscus (Hardy, Pink), aka Dâm Bụt 

[Mother Garden; volunteer seedling from hedge originally descended from parental next door neighbor's tree that she has since removed]

Hibiscus (Hardy, White), aka Dâm Bụt - Transplanted Out

[Grown from seed collected in Carl Schurz Park; transplanted out to a nearby barren sidewalk tree pit]

Honeysuckle

[Gift from a friend of Mother Hen]

Hosta

[Purchased by Sissy]

Hydrangea (Mophead)

[Propagated from stem cuttings of free Sikking Farms end of greenmarket leftovers giveaways]

Hydrangea (Ring) - Dearly Departed

[Inherited from prior terrace occupant; lone survivor of three finally succumbed]

Impatiens Balsamina, aka Balsam Rose, aka Hoa Móng Tay ("Fingernail Flower") - Dearly Departed

[Mother Garden]

Juniper

[Inherited from prior terrace occupant]

Kale (Russian Red)

[Grown from purchased seed]

Lilac

[Purchased - rescued from the on-its-last-legs bargains section]

Lily of the Valley

[Mother Garden]

Lime (Thai, to be precise)

[Purchased; from a Vietnamese American sidewalk vendor at the Eden Center in Northern Virginia]

Mandevilla

[Purchased]

Maples

[Volunteers]

Maple (Japanese variety) - Dearly Departed

[Mother Garden; offspring of the tree in the front yard that was inherited from the original owner of the parental abode]

Mint

[Mother Garden]

Mint (Chocolate)

[Purchased]

Morning Glory - Forcibly Evicted; Self-Resurrected

[Stray; Volunteer]

Onion (Red) - Dearly Departed

[Interior bulbs regeneratively planted after eating outer bulb layers]

Parsley (Italian Flat Leaf) - Dearly Departed

[Purchased]

Pea (Sugar Snap)

[Grown from already sprouting peas within a nearly totally rotted pod, part of a batch purchased to eat that sat too long in the refrigerator]

Peach ("Tri-Color Blossom"), aka Đào Ba Màu

[Gift from friend of Mother Hen]

Petunia (Lavender) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Petunia (White) - Dearly Departed Annual (from my side of the fence; descendants survive at the next door neighbor's)

[Purchased]

Portulaca, aka Moss Rose "Ten O'Clock", aka Hoa Mười Giờ 

[Purchased by Sissy as a pot containing multiple colors]

Pumpkin Vine - Dearly Departed (Eaten)

[Volunteers from seeds of last Halloween's composted pumpkin, originally purchased for decor and saved for a Thanksgiving pie that was not baked before the pumpkin expired]

Rose (Miniature, Antique Pink)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Rose (Miniature, Hot Pink)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Rose (Miniature, Peach)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Rose (Miniature, Red)

[Purchased by Sissy]

Rosemary

[Purchased]

"Salvia" (Large Red) - Dearly Departed

[Mother Garden]

Shiso (Green), aka Tía Tô Xanh

[Mother Garden]

Shiso (Curly, Purple), aka Tía Tô Đỏ

[Mother Garden]

Sorrel (Red Veined)

[Purchased by Sissy for her windowsill, survivors of abandonment outdoors over winter after an infestation]

Spinach (Malabar), aka Mùng Tơi

[Mother Garden via gift from friend of Mother Hen and propagated from seed gift from said friend]

Strawberry

[Purchased]

Sunpatiens - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased; rescued from deeply discounted sicklies section]

Tomato (Grape) - Dearly Departed

[Volunteer; likely from a composted seed]

Tomato (Grape, Super-Sweet)

[Propagated from seed of a particularly tasty grocery purchase]

Tulip (Red)

[Park Avenue median bed bulbs at end of 2020 season, courtesy of the Fund for Park Avenue]

Verbena (Magenta) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Verbena (Red and White) - Dearly Departed Annual

[Purchased]

Vietnamese Balm, aka Kinh Giới 

[Mother Garden]

Violet (Clown)

[Mother Garden]

Violet (Common)

[Mother Garden]