I was out and about yesterday west of Tulsa as W was watching a horse carriage competition; I borrowed the car to visit a nursery I have the catalog from but never visited in person.
It is called Bustani (website: http://www.bustaniplantfarm.com/). In the past, they advertised Sabal minor "McCurtain" but no longer, and I wanted to ask around if they had a few left or were growing up more. The co-owner is a retired Horticulture professor at Oklahoma State University, so presumably they are the real deal.
Alas, they gave up on them as they grow too slow to reach sellable size, and the big box stores sell cheap Sabal minor anyways. Most buyers don't know the difference and so won't pay the premium for the real deal.
With palm $ burning a hole in my pocket, I picked up a few plants in little 4" containers. Basically, I wondered around and chose anything unusual (to me). I'll list them here, and if you have any experience or advice, please share.
Caesalphinia gilliesii (Bird of Paradise shrub)
Clitoria ternatea (blue butterfly pea)
Euphorbia tirucalli "sticks on fire" (red pencil plant)
Kalanchoe orgyalis (copper spoons)
Manfreda virginica (woodland agave)
Passiflora x alatocaerulea (hybrid passion flower)
Russelia equisetiformis (coral plant dwarf form)
Solanum quitoense (bed of nails)
Stapelia gigantea (carrion plant)
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it's always nice to get new plants!
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Just make sure to move the Stapelia to an unused room when it's flowering; it's called a carrion plant for a reason! 😆
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Can't give advice as I've not owned any of them, but all cool choices. I've had their catalog as well, and I think it's neat that most of their plants are tailored to our harsh - at times - climate.
The passiflora is the one with alternating sepals of pink and white, it's really neat and should be hardy for us. I will be curious about the manfreda as well. May be the closest we get to an outdoor reliably hardy agave mimic.
