I just picked up a fantastic little plant at the grocery store, in all
> my years haunting local nurseries and poring over seed and plant
> catalogs I've never seen anything like it. Unfortunately, the tag
> doesn't give a great deal of information, only the name "Pin Cushion"
> and the fact that it's a shade tolerant ground cover. It's not a
> Scabiosa (Scabious?) it looks for all the world like Baby's Tears
> covered with tiny, shiny orange berries. There are also varieties with
> yellow or white berries.
>
> Can anyone here tell me the scientific name for it or give me any advice
> about growing it? It's a fabulous little plant and I want it to succeed
> in my garden.
I saw it in a local nursery (Molbaks, in Woodinville, Washington), but now I forgot its scientific name. I remember more sunshine results in more orange berries.
If you want, you can contact Molbaks directly
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and ask the staffs or wait for a few more days if nobody else answers you. I was just there the past weekend.
Thanks for your time
>
> Kelly