HeyPlantMan! Exotic Tropical Plants from St. Pete FL: Green thumb Festival Weekend - We are Missing You ! Plant Availability Fri April 24, 2020

Oh my, this was suppose to be Green Thumb Festival this weekend, and we are so sad, along with hundred other vendors, to Not be there this weekend due to the cancellation of the show.

This show has always been the biggest show of our season and we put our hearts and souls into it, like so many others. We know for you plant buyers out there, you are truly saddened too, to not be able to get up early, get your carts ready and head to Walter Fuller Park and be amazed at the thousands of plants that are usually offered there.

This is usually a weekend that tries our physical bodies, our mental souls, so much planning and last minute additions, Annie staying up till after midnight trying to get all the plant signs made and ready, our team already exhausted from set up but still raring to go and a 4am wake up call on Saturday morning to get us going. But, that will make next year even sweeter when we all can say we made it through these crazy times and pack the park once again.

That being said..it's Rainy Weekend Sale right now ! Today's rains really made the plants sit up and take notice and they are loving the wet nectar from Mother Nature. Please check out our Plant Avail List and see if there is anything you just can not do without right now ! Mitch and I will be on the road tomorrow delivering orders from this week, and we want to Stay Busy, so please Keep Us Busy, and support our might little nursery. And, next week, we are going A-Plant-Hunting in Apopka to find some new goodies, such as the ever-popular Pitcher Plants, new Ferns and House Plants, String of Pearls, new Succulents and Cacti and maybe even some gorgeous Orchids that would be the perfect gift for Mothers Day !

Speaking of, Mothers Day (Sunday, May 10th) is fast approaching and we know for many of you, it will be a challenge to gift to the Mothers and treasured mothering women in your life, so let us know what you want ! We can deliver free in the local St. Pete area, for just a minimum order of $25 - and for Husbands and Partners that want to gift their love ones that are isolated at home with you, or a Mother or treasured Woman/partner/sister etc that lives here but you are isolated from, let us help you ! Mitch and I plan to set up Mothers Day deliveries for Saturday, May 11th and on Sunday, May 10th, so feel free to contact us about your wish list and we will make it happen !

So, here's the scoop (and we will be revising next week after our Plant Hunting Trip ! ):
The best way to reach us is at: heyplantman@gmail.com

We are still offering FREE delivery Mon-Sunday, Noon to 6pm and the minimum order is only $ 25.00 !

We provide,No-contact-,safe delivery to you. All plant pots are sanitized at load, and again, at drop off, and we wear mask and gloves for everyone's safety.

Delivery to nearby areas that are close to our Home Nursery here in NE St. Pete. The delivery areas included:

NE St. Pete
SE St. Pete

Woodlawn, Kenwood and Crescent Heights Districts
Downtown St. Pete
Tyrone area
Gulfport Area

Delivery times are daily, Mon-Sunday, from Noon to 6pm. You do not have to be home. We will make drop offs at your front porch area, unless otherwise specified.

So, here's the scoop:
1. Check the availability list and picitures, make your choice(s)
2. Email us with your wish list at heyplantman@gmail.com
Include your name, address, cell number
3. We will confirm to you that the plant(s) are available, and advise you to pre-pay.
4. Order can be Pre-paid, through our PayPal site of: heyplantman1@juno.com
5. Once we have received your order and your payment, we will confirm to you, and give you a general time period when drop off can be made.

Availability as of 4/24/20, don't forget to check out pics below !

SIZE of Pot	PLANT	PRICE	# available
	Bold print means New to the List

1 Gallon	Bird of Paradise – White 8”, shade	8	5
1 Gallon	Coffee Plant – in bloom now, fruiting soon	12	5
1 Gallon	Delphineum – Blue-Butterfly lover	6	1
1 Gallon	Dracena - “Kiwi Tree” -full – shade	8	3
1 Gallon	Epidendrum orange flowering orchid	8	6
1 Gallon	Gaura – dark red -Butterfly lover	6	3
1 Gallon	Lavendula – tall spikes-Butterfly lover	6	5
1 Gallon	Pentas – Purple/pink – Butterfly lover	6	7
1 Gallon	Pony Tail Palm – 3 to 4 heads !	12	9
1 Gallon	Sedum “yellow ball” - sun=great ground cover	3	12
1 Gallon	Varigated pathos “Brasil” - shade	5	2


3 gallon	Abutilon Hibiscus -Red/orange – sun	20	4
3 gallon	Abutilon Hibiscus – pink – sun	15	1
3 gallon	Bird of Paradise-White – shade	20	2
3 gallon	Bleeding Heart – Red/purple flowering	20	3
3 gallon	Coffee Plant – in bloom now, fruiting soon	35	2
3 gallon	Desert Rose -Pink blooming-sun	45	1
3 gallon	Dracena - “Kiwi Tree” - shade	15	1
3 gallon	Epidendrum radican orchid – orange – sun-sale !	25	3
3 gallon	Florida Flame native flame vine	15	May
3 gallon	Giant Milkweed	15	May
3 gallon	Milkweed “Hairy Balls”	15	May
3 gallon	Hibiscus-”Fiesta” tri color-blooming- sun	14	0
3 gallon	“Incense” Passion Vine – purple	20	2
3 gallon	Lady Margaret Passion Vin- maroon color	20	3
3 gallon	Mandevilla- Red flowering – on trellis	25	3
3 gallon	Mandevilla- Pink flowering – on trellis	25	1
3 gallon	Mandevilla- White flowering – on trellis	25	1
3 gallon	Mandevilla- White flowering – 3 gallon bush	20	1
3 gallon	Mandevilla- Red flowering – 3 gallon pot	20	2
3 gallon	Morning Glory Vine (tropical) – sun	20	1
3 gallon	Popcorn Cassia – smells amazing !	20	4
3 gallon	Dutchman Pipe Vine – sun-butterfly lover	20	1
3 gallon	Passion Fruit Vine – P. Possem -purp/white	20	5
3 gallon	Tibouchina - Heteromalla big leaf – shade	30	4
3 gallon	Vinca – dark pink dwarf “soiree”	10	2

Rare	Alocasia macrorrhiza variegated -3 Gal-shade	30	1
Rare	Hoya carnosa – 3 gal heavily varigated	20	2
Rare	Epidendrum radican orchid – Red – 3 gal sun	35	0
Rare	Kaempferia peacock ginger	20	2
Rare	Medinella regori hambali – shade	30	2
Rare	Medinella scortechinni – orange flower – shade	15	2

6 inch pot	Fern – Staghorn – huge – shade	12	2
6 inch pot	Starfish Cactus – bell-like deep red bloom	12	6
6 inch pot	Desert Rose-thai hybrid- “Red Robin”	20	1
6 inch pot	Desert Rose-Thai hybrid -“Dbl sweetheart”	20	1

4 inch pot	Desert Rose starters-Red/Pink blooming-sun	6	3
4 inch pot	Madagascar palm – Lamerei – sun	7	8

Hanging Basket	Lipstick – Red (see pic below)	30	1
Hanging Basket	Mandevilla- white flowering	20	1
Hanging Basket	Mandevilla- Red flowering	20	2
Hanging Basket	Squill-Broad leaf – varigated striped – 4”	5	1

Bougainvillea	“Miss Pixie” thornless large topiary	35	1

Succulents/Cacti	Starfish Cactus 6” bell-like deep red bloom	12	6
Succulents/Cacti	3” assorted Haworthia – bright shade	2	10
Succulents/Cacti	6” Euphorbia lactea cuttings – shade	3	15
Succulents/Cacti	4 “ Euphorbia hamata	7	6
Succulents/Cacti	6” Senecio stapeliiformis -bright shade	20	4
Succulents/Cacti	Pad cactus-varigatted – 5” clay pot	8	1
Succulents/Cacti	Opuntia erinacea usine “harry cactus” 3 gal sun	40	2
Succulents/Cacti	“harry cactus” - 4” -sun	10	6
Succulents/Cacti	Rare – 3gal – see pics & prices below	40	6
Succulents/Cacti	Agave lophanta – 1 gal	20	4
Succulents/Cacti	Anacampseros 6 inch bowl	15	2
Succulents/Cacti	Tetragonia fairycastle - 1 gallon	20	1

Air Plants	Ionanthus bundle (27 mini plants)	10	1
Air Plants	Funkiana bundle-mulit stem	20	1
Air Plants	Rodriqueziana-bundle – blooming	20	1
Air Plants	Ionanthus ball – blooming	20	1

7 gallon	Bird of Paradise-Yellow flowering-sun	95	1

10 gallon	Desert Rose – 7 feet tall ! Single pink flower	175	2

Cuttings	Spider Orchid – 24 inches	30	5
Cuttings	Spider Orchid-12 inches	15	7

Already on a trellis to start attaching to fencing

Hanging basket

Red bloomer on Trellis

White blooming in Hanging basket - huge !

White bloomer on trellis

Varigated Hoya carnosa in 3 gallon pots -ready for trellising or hanging basket

Gaura aka Whirling Butterfly-deep red

Dwarf Vinca-deep pink

1 gallon Penta-pink flowering-Butterfly loving

Lavendula -tall purple spikes

Delphineum - butterfly lovers

White Birds can be a great landscaping plant but did you know that they are an excellent house or office plant ? They can take the lower light of indoors and and don't need watering very often.

white Bird of Paradise-3 gallon

These Sedums are a great ground over in a sunny, dry spot, or use them in your containers for a "cascading" effect

This new hybrid of Pathos is a beauty with striking varigation. You can use them in a shade garden, or it's an easy indoor specimen that helps filter your indoor air.

Mitch is holding this huge 1 gallon pot of aromatic Rosemary. Rosemary can be used herbal wise, or in cooking. It loves sun and good moisture.

These Starfish plants produce a gorgeous medium maroon-colored bloom, that hangs like a bell. They love sun and dry conditions.

Coffee plants are easy to grow and can produce beans fast. They will thrive with our heat and humidity but get a little chilly below 50 degrees. All our plants are blooming a sweet white flower now, with signifies that bean will soon be produced. The beans start out red then darken. You can then remove, and pulverize in a blender etc to get your own coffee granuals. It is a "dark coffee" taste.
(Actual pic of ours coming !)

One of our most popular plants is the Abutilon Hibiscus. Also known as "flowering maple", it is grown as a small shrub or tree. It produces a small orange with red veined flower that hangs like a "lantern". They can be planted in-ground or containers.

They love sun and pretty much bloom all year long.

These are about 4 ft high..and you can trim, to create bushiness.

Our Pink-flowering Abutilons are in shrub form now and all full of blooms.

Mitch is standing here below, with 2 of our most popular vines - The "Purple Possem" Passion fruit vine (on left) and the Dutchman Pipe vine on the right. The possem will produce tons of fruit once it gets established and growing. It needs a fence or arbor etc to support its vining growth. It can take full or 1/2 day sun. The fruit will be "ready" when they turn a mauve color and are just about to, or do, fall off the vine. Many people eat them as is, and some love them in juicing.

The Dutchman Pipe Vine produces a wild like flower- it looks like a "pipe" when first forming, then opens up into reddish-brown oval bloom. The Pipe vine is an excellent host plant for Swallowtail butterflies to lay their eggs on. The eggs turn into a chunky reddish orange caterpillar. Now, these cats will be hungry and they will much on the leaves - that's okay-that's Mother Nature ! When they have had their fill, they will look for a hiding place in which to cocoon, which will then produce another butterfly - and the circle continues. Don't worry, with steady care of fertilizer and watering, your vine will put out new leaves. This vine also needs a fence or good support for it's growth and can take sun or shade.

Pipe Vine and Purple Possem Passion

Fruit vines (above)

The maroon flower of the Lady Margaret Passion vine here to the left, is gorgeous, and this vine is a great host for Butterflies. She loves sun and blooms nearly all year round. Rarely does she get eaten up by caterpillars but they are known to munch a few holes in them, but it won't hurt !

As you can see from the pic below, Giant Milkweed looks much different than the tropical or native milkweed. She produces a soft purple flower that provides nectar to butterflies, she serves a host for Monarch butterflies and she can be used as a food source, though her leaves are so large, that she rarely gets completely defoliated. She can grow 3-4 ft or sometimes even taller, and loves sun. Once she is settled in and rooted, she is heat and cold hardy - winters might seem some die back,but she will return.

(Note: Giant Milkweed currently out of stock until mid May)

The Passion Vine "incense" has a truly magnificent flower with frilly edges and the flowers smells quite sumptious. Used as a host plant for butterflies, she is is known for her hardiness of growth. Depending on the type of winter we have, she may go dormant for a while in cool weather, but will spring back right up as soon as warmth returns.

One of Annie's favorite plants, the "popcorn cassia" is wonder of a plant. First, the yellow blooms are gorgeous and the yellow sulpher butterflies love coming to her for nectar.

But the truly unique quality is the leaves..when you lightly stroke them, it produces the small of fresh buttered popcorn - you will think you are in a movie theater !

She can grow quite leggy and sprawly,but you can easily prune her back or to the shape you want. Extremely, hardy, she love full sun but will tolerate light shade.

She is deer resistant and pretty much pest free. She will continue to bloom heavy from Spring into late Fall.

Bleeding heart Vine

One of the hardiest vines around, Bleeding Heart will bloom in sun or shade. Blooming most of the year, she does develop a thick stem. She needs something to grow on, and you need to "attach" her to the support to get her going in the right direction. The common type you see is white colored with a red center. As you can see from this hybrid, she is the rare purple in a garden, with red accents.

Pink flowering Abutilon Hibiscus

"Epies" as we like to call them, are one of Mitch's favorite plants ! Known for it's hardiness and ease of care, they put out spectacular tall flower stems that the bees and butterflies love. Typically called "ground orchids", they will thrive in-ground, or in a tall pot. All they want is sun sun sun and very little water. The specimens here that Mitch is holding are "tied up" around the top when we carry or load them to protect them. You can plant, and leave tied up, or you can cut the ties, and the stems will fall splay out like water fountain. The orange flowering type is the most common, but we also carry the Red-flowering type which is rare.

Epidendrum orchid-3 gal

Quite hardy, Epies can last years, and you can take cuttings from the white roots from it's base and along the leaf stems to share with others.

Tropical Morning Glories just bring a smile to everyone's faces...With a delicate foilage and large flowers, it loves to climb on fences and trees etc....Her growth is more of a "lacy" effect, then a thick foilage. The only time she struggles a bit, is during a very rainy summer,, when she reacts with yellow leaves...don't remiss, she will be fine and refoliate - just give her a good trimming !

This "Fiesta" Hibiscus is a stunner...a new hybrid that came out a few years back, she is dark red in the center, then goes to orange, then to yellow on her edges. The bloom is quite large. Treat her like any hibiscus - give her sun and food, and we recommend spraying the foilage with a garden hose every couple of weeks to keep the critters away.

(Note: out of Stock until May)

An excellent landscaping plant for outdoors, or can be a great Houseplant. Dracena "Kiwi" --this hybrid has varigated stripes of yellow and green with a tinge of pink.

If you have a water feature in your garden, the Dwarf Papyrus is a great addition. She only grows to about 3 feet. You can plant her in a regular ground area or pot, but she loves lots of moisture, and sun !

Another one of Annie's fav plants, is the Big leaf Tibouchina - she has large velvety leaves and produces a spectacular flower from late spring into deep winter. She looks the best in bright shade or morning sun so her leaves don't burn. The tall bloom spikes last for week and weeks. She likes to be "on the dry side", so can take water, but doesn't like "wet feet" all the time. She can get sprawly as she matures, and lose her lower leaves - I like to cut her back, after the blooming cycle, to keep her more tall shrub-like.

This is what the bloom looks like !

Medinella myriantha - This shade lover produces an incredible pink bloom, that starts off small and dark pink, then grows larger to a light pink. The blooming period takes a long time so you have lots of time to enjoy.

Medinella regori hambali is rare and quite unique as it blooms on it's stem !

Curly Locks cactus - A super hardy soft cactus, it spirals and twists and turns,producing a white flower and a deep pink fruit on it's end. Loving bright shade and being kept on the dry side.

We have these in hanging baskets.

(Note: Out of Stock until May)

Medinella - This produces an Orange bloom ! Shade loving and ez to care.

Who doesn't love Staghorn Ferns? We've all seen them hanging under trees, growing quite large (they are slow growing and it takes years to get that way !) Guess what they love for food ? Banana peels ! We have them in 6 inch pots and they are looking for a nook in a tree or a hanging basket to start thriving.

Desert Rose-Red/Pink starters 4 inch

Areca Palm starters - 4 inch

These are just babies but put them in a bigger pot, or up on a mound of soil in a dry area, they grow quite spectacular. As they mature, they produce multiples of white flowers. Madagascar Palm starters-4 inch

Haworthias are one of the toughest in the succulent world. With it's striped foilage, it will grow and produce pups around it. These minis love bright shade, so put them on a windowsill, or add them to a succulent arrangement or container.

Euphorbia Lactea - also know sometimes as "ghost cactus" for its coloring, it can be pure white, or have green striations in it. They can grow every which way, but that's what makes them unique.

(Note: only cuttings available currently)

Mitch loves his "Hairy Cactus" 3 gal

Euphorbia lactea - 3 gal

Euphorbia lactea-see how this one suddenly produced a varigated stem ?!

Another of Mitch's favs - Kalenchoe baharensis - the rusty colored edges on the stiff leaves is quite unique. In the sunlight, it really makes a statement.

Okay, so this may be an "ouchie", but the Euphorbia stenoclada's gray foilage is to be admired.

Another "ouchie" but put in the right place, this Agave lophanta is quite the stunner with its varigation. The plants we have are in 1 gallon pots, putting babies out and they are stretched out 6-8 inches from the pot edge - they are ready for a new home in a hot dry place !

Spider Lilys run the gamut on colors and shapes and sizes and this one is quite rare. The leaves of the plant are quite thick and sturdy and the flower lasts for months.

Spider Lily cuttings

Yes, this is a Desert Rose Tree ! Quite old and spectacular. She is blooming her heart out, and needs a good home with plenty of sun and good drainage. She is truly a showstopper !!

This deep pink Desert Rose is absolutely the Last of Mitch's private collection that he is willing to let go of right now !

The "Miss Pixie" Bougainvillea below, is the prettiest thing - she has been grown almost topiary-like and stands about 3 feet tall. Lovely varigations and practically thornless !