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I used to get a small plant from Carroll Gardens in Westminster, MD. Alan called them "gummy snaps." If I ever knew the botanical name, I have forgotten it. They were a few inches high with small white flowers like snapdragons, but the leaves and stems were sticky. They need very good drainage. Does anybody know what these were?
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Richard T. Rodich
Welcome to the forum!
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:21amWelcome to the forum!
Is this it?
http://www.peacetreefarm.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/681/index.htm
Anthirrhinum glutinosum
bthyme (not verified)
It sure looks like it, thanks
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:29amIt sure looks like it, thanks. And thanks for the link to your page. If I had spelled "gummi" correctly, I would have found you on my own.
Richard T. Rodich
I remember ordering from
Sat, 01/25/2014 - 8:15pmI remember ordering from Carroll Gardens decades ago. Are they still around?
How did you use the Gummi Snaps?
bthyme (not verified)
No, Carroll Gardens folded
Sun, 01/26/2014 - 6:56amNo, Carroll Gardens folded some years ago. With their prime location right in Westminster I imagine that site has now been developed. I don't live in the area any more, so I haven't been there lately. I don't know if somebody else picked up the name and established the nursery elsewhere. Alan Summers was sort of a curmudgeon with a passion for good plant material. He acquired a LOT of it, but the greenhouses and planting beds always looked like there was not enough help to maintain them. I still treasure some of his catalogs.
bthyme (not verified)
(forgot to address your
Sun, 01/26/2014 - 7:02am(forgot to address your second question) I had garden beds edged with the many rocks I had dug up. Even so, I had trouble wintering them over, probably because of wetness. I think they would have fared much better in a trough.