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March Mart Plant Sale
March Mart

2009 March Mart Plant Sale

Friday and Saturday,
March 27 and 28, 2009
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.


The gates open to an excited crowd at 8 a.m. Friday morning!
Volunteer Check-in
March Mart Banner on Aldine Westfield
Members Express Checkout
Gus Chaudoir Memorial Seed Give-away
Mart Mart Plant Sale
Checkout Starts Here

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VIP Shoppers

Become a VIP Shopper and enjoy early entrance to the sale, a special plant holding area, an express checkout, and help loading your purchases.

When you join The Mercer Society at the $100 supporting member level or higher, you will receive a special VIP shopper neck wallet to wear during the sale. This neck wallet allows early access to the sale, express checkout privileges, the use of a special plant holding area while you shop, and assistance getting your plants loaded after checking out.

VIP Neck Wallet

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New Plants

Annuals and Perennials
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum gracilis ‘Baby Star’)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum cybister ‘Lima’)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum ‘Grandeur’)
Aztec Lily (Sprekelia formosissima)
Brazilian Bachelor Button (Centratherum punctatum)
Hybrid Trumpet Lilies (Lilium asiaticum)
Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruiticosa)
Painted Petals (Lapeirousia laxa)

Bamboo (Clumpers)

Alphonse Karr (Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr')
Chinese Goddess (Bambusa multiplex 'Chinese Goddess')
Fernleaf (Bambusa multiplex 'Fernleaf')
Golden Goddess (Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess')
Silverstripe and Lucky Stripe (Bambusa multiplex 'Silver- and Lucky Stripe')
Punting Pole (Bambusa tuldoides)
Buddha Belly (Bambusa ventricosa)
Mexican Weeping (Otatea glauca 'Mayan Silver')
Citrus

Calamondin Orange

Grapefruit – ‘Bloomsweet’, ‘Golden’, ‘Australian’, & ‘Rio Red’
Kumquat – ‘Meiwa’, ‘Meyer Lemon Improved’, & ‘Variegated Pink’
Lime – ‘Key’, ‘Palestinian Sweet’, & ‘Persian’
Limequat – cross between lime and kumquat  ‘Lakeland’
Mandarin – ‘Kishu’, ‘Page’, ‘Pong Koa’ was developed by Dr. Leon Atlas
Orange – ‘Cara Cara’ (pink navel), ‘Moro Blood’, ‘Navel N-33’, ‘Pineapple’, & ‘Republic of Texas’
Pear – ‘Acres Home’ found and propagated by George McAffee in Acres Home Subdivision in Houston; sweet eating pear.
Satsuma – ‘Brown Select’, ‘Miho’, & ‘Owari’
Tangelo – a hybrid cross of tangerine and pomelo – ‘Orlando’
Gingers  

Spiral Ginger (Costus subsessilis)

Dancing Ladies (Globba winitii) White and Maroon forms
Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium 'Anne Bishop')
Hidden Ginger (Curcuma laddawan)
Peacock Ginger (Kaempferia 'Silver Diamonds')
Natives
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea)
Orchids
Corsage Orchid (Cattleya)
Jewel Orchid (Haemaria discolor)
Lady Slipper Orchids (Paphiopedilum)
Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)
Orchid (Cymbidium)
Orchid (Dendrobium)
Orchid (Epidendrum)
Orchid (Vanda)
Star orchids, Spider orchids, etc (Oncidium)
Plants That Thrive in Shade
Angelwing Begonia (Begonia ‘Buttered Popcorn’)
Boston Fern (variegated green and yellow foliage)
Coleus (shade loving,  6 new cultivars)
Curly Leaf Leopard Plant (Ligularia cristata)
Leopard Plant (Ligularia gigantea)
Mother Fern (Woodwardia orientalis)
Nun’s Orchid (Phaius tankervilleae)
Staghorn Fern baskets (Platycerium superbum)
Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi ‘Brentwood’)
Upright Cane Begonia (Begonia ‘Paul Hernandez’)
Woodland Iris (Iris ‘Nada’ and Iris japonica)
Roses
Double Knockout (Rosa)
Peggy Martin (Rosa)
Trees and Shrubs
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Big Leaf Magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) 6 different colors
Camellia (Camellia ‘White by the Gate’)
Citrus – 20+ cultivars
Gardenia (Large flower Cultivars) (Gardenia ‘Michael’, ‘Belmont’, ‘Rosedale’)
Hydrangea (4 New cultivars)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Orangeola')
Ornamental Peppermint Peach (Prunus persica)
Self pollinating Papaya (Carica papaya)
Serrisa (Serrisa variegata)
Tropicals  
Flowering Maple (Abutilon megapotamicum)
Vines
Blue Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea)
Blue Potato Vine (Solanum seaforthianum)
Candy Corn Vine (Manettia inflate)
Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia) 4 species including:
   Calico Vine (Aristolochia elegans)
   Pipevine (Aritolochia fimbriata)
Fragrant ever blooming confederate Jasmine, root beer fragrance (Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Mandianum’)
Madagascar Jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda ‘Variegata’)
Orange Clock Vine (Thunbergia gregoria)
Passion Vine (Passiflora) 8 cultivars including:
   Red Passion Vine (Passiflora coccinea 'Red')
   Passion Vine (Passiflora 'Incense')
   Passion Vine (Passiflora sanguinolenta)
Poet’s Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis)
Sky Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora) green form and variegated form
Vegetables
10 different Asian Vegetables (Dwarf bokchoy and dwarf okra, hot and sweet peppers, greens, and radish)
Cucumber
Eggplant
Peppers (5 hot and 5 sweet)
Tomatoes (16 types)

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Training Sessions
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Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. Required

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Volunteer Openings
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March Mart, an annual fund-raising event held the second-to-last weekend in March, is sponsored by The Mercer Society, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), volunteer organization. The plant sale proceeds support special projects and educational programs at Mercer.

One of the Texas Gulf Coast area’s largest and most anticipated horticultural events, the sale attracts amateurs and experts alike. March Mart features a huge selection, more than 2,000 varieties, of quality plants rarely found at local retail nurseries. Exhibits by local garden clubs and organizations allow gardeners with similar interests to share ideas and information.

This event is conducted by hundreds of volunteers and more than 120 experts will be on hand to answer horticultural and gardening questions. Throughout the year, dozens of volunteers labor to select the plants sold at March Mart, raising many of the plants from seeds, plugs, or cuttings, often from Mercer’s own plant collections.