Meet Marsha Russell
Marsha is a well-respected propagator and long-time NARGSNE member, who has graciously shared several photos of plants she has propagated.
Marsha was a musical prodigy and rapidly lost her hearing. As a result of her hearing loss she started gardening and noticed Trillium luteum seedlings coming up in her lawn. After doing some research, she discovered that nobody knew how to grow them from seed. It was thought that the seeds needed double dormancy or more. She gathered fresh pods and squeezed the seeds at the base of the parent plant which germinated the following spring. This was the beginning of her propagating journey, starting with Trilliums and spreading to other plants.
Marsha was a musical prodigy and rapidly lost her hearing. As a result of her hearing loss she started gardening and noticed Trillium luteum seedlings coming up in her lawn. After doing some research, she discovered that nobody knew how to grow them from seed. It was thought that the seeds needed double dormancy or more. She gathered fresh pods and squeezed the seeds at the base of the parent plant which germinated the following spring. This was the beginning of her propagating journey, starting with Trilliums and spreading to other plants.
Marsha
Paeonia anomala
Anemonella thalictroides ‘Jade Feather‘
Gentiana angustifolium hybrid, Leach ‘Scotty’
Daphne cneorum, only about 6” tall x 5’ in diameter
Spirea morrisonicola
Trillium vaysel
Trillium free a II type
Anemone oreganum
Narcissus asturiensis
Narcissus rupicola
Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes'
Close-up of the Symphyotrichum ericoides flowers
Montia siberica flowers all season
Corydalis mandshurica
Corydalis solida
Digitalis obscura
Pagoda ophioglossoides
This is a bog plant that is currently grown in a pot
