ID these plants..where to buy?

Know what is the common name for these two plants? Anyone know where I came buy some?






Also curious as to what plants you like that thrive in this climate?

(I have a couple of empty planters and a 1/2 wine barrel I'd like to finally put to use, as my landlord will never pony up his own money, so it's up to me if I want flowering plants next spring!)

do you have larger pictures? it's hard to see the bottom one, for me.

as for what does well here, sun or shade?

It looks like jasmine, does that grow around here? Imageshack wont let me upload a bigger pic, maybe the site is messed up or something.

Partial shade is what I'm working with.

The first pic is a weird looking plant, It grows up in a stalk and the top is a bundle of flowers. Not the best pic ever, I know..

there are so many options, i hardly know where to start. you might take a trip to a community garden or two while things are still green and ask the names of things you like -- you'll already know they do well here. many community gardens also have plant sales in the spring; i know ours sells (among other things) extra plants that have sprouted where there's no room. and of course, there's the big BBG sale in May.

columbine does great in the shady areas of our garden. leopard's bane (sp?) too -- nice yellow flowers in early summer. any of the salvias.

plant above
cleome "spider flower," annual
pro: partial shade, quick growing annual, ever blooming
con: prolific seed producer, attracts orcs and worgs

plant below:
clematis paniculata, perennial liana
pro: partial shade, very winter hardy
con: very slow grower, also attracts orcs and goblins

start with shade plants that do not attract orcs

you can decimate worgs with soapy water

Yep, top is cleome. You should be able to grow them pretty easily from seeds. They are kind of weed like, though, and have thorns. Pretty and hardy, from my experience.

The bottom one is too hard for me to see, but I'm not getting clematis from that picture. I guess you can google clematis to see if it looks the same.

Lavender might do well. The one in our backyard has really spread out with no care other than water on hot days, plus you can cut stems and put them in a vase of scented flowers/leaves.

it is clematis -- one of the tiny-flowered varieties that bloom in fall. (i checked with our garden's plant guru.)

My mom took some cleome seeds from a plant on the street on a NY visit and planted them the next spring and they grew like weeds for her.

Mama-

Nothing wrong with any of the Asclepias (milkweed, butterflyweed) to feed the monarchs. Other's advice on the Cleome is dead on. Grab some seeds off a plant you pass. They have plenty to spare and should come up. Good luck. Goldenrod (maybe a decorative variety) or asters are nice for bees in the fall. I like the idea of planting for fall flowers because lots of people are planting for spring. Then you feel like you're helping out the bees.

Good luck with your planter. I bet if you post early next spring when people are dividing their perennials you'd be able to fill your box pretty easily.

the druid is on target, cleome and clematis. and flo is right too, just take one of the seed pods. cleome spreads but luckily pulls out easily when you've had enough. i've pulled all of mine out already but just e-mail me next spring and i'll give you HUNDREDS of seed pods!

Druid nailed it correctly

There are some cleomes growing in the church garden on 6th Ave (near President ?). Looks like they have abundant seeds. Just sayin'.