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Plant them in full sun.5) Zinnias in pots need water every day. The other was a glossy store-bought pack of mixedOrdinarily, I do not cast flower seeds about in the spring, preferring instead simply managing whatever volunteer seedlings come up each year.
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Gotta Have Gaura in the Garden
The salt and wind of locations near bodies of salt water do little to deter the indomitable plant from blooming and being an attractive addition to the garden. Eventually, all the buds open and the long stems are naked except for a few seeds that develop...
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Fireworks in the Garden
Why not include a few of these loud plants to your garden for an extra bit of sizzle? With all these selections nobody need go without fireworks for the Fourth of July or any other day of the year.
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Purple Coneflowers? or Red, Yellow, -- or Tangerine?
Plant sizes range from compact types like the dwarf ‘Little Giant' growing about 12 inches tall and wide to the 4-foot tall ‘Magnus'.Some experts do not recommend division and believe that plants diminish after being divided.
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Gopher Apple
After it was established I planted it in the landscape in a sunny area with particularly poor soil where it continues to thrive.Gopher apple is an important plant in the ecosystems of the coastal plain.
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How peculiar: Green cultivars
Due to the overwhelming response to the original installment of "," I have put together a list of beautiful green-flowering cultivars of some favorite plants. 'Green Halo' needs no different care than any other peony and is hardy in zones 3 through 8.It...
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Peaceful Plants: Yarrow
The rest of the plant remains alive and can re-bloom but does not please the eye as it did earlier in the season. That is my solution to the problem of disturbing the yarrow roots.
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Green Grows the Garden
But you can find a few Narcissus varieties with surprising touches of green in the flower.blooms. All viridifloras bloom later in the spring than most other tulips.For more photos and information on green-flowered plants, check outby Susanne Talbert.
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How peculiar: A green flower
Spurge is not really known for its striking blooms, more for its unique habit and foliage. Here's a few of my favorite green flowers to put in and around your garden to evoke a reaction of your own.
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Ox-Eye Daisies: Picking Flowers for My Mom
I've made my husband pull over at an intersection while I dashed out of the car to snatch as many daisies as I could before the light changed. Now I have my own clumps of Ox-Eye Daisies out among my little fruit trees, and I'm hoping they'll increase...
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Masterful Masterworts
If you are not familiar with these long-lasting perennials, then this article will provide you with an overview of this small but wonderful group of plants. I must admit, many of these have flowers that are only subtly different from each other; they...
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Incredible Edible Flowers
Tired of the same old meat and potatoes? They are also rich in nutrients: rose hips are very high in Vitamin C; marigolds and nasturtiums also contain Vitamin C, and dandelion blossoms contain vitamins A and C.
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Black-Eyed Susan and Other Rudbeckias
Cheerful yellow and orange daisy-like flowers of rudbeckia brighten the late summer landscape. For the longest cut flower life, you should avoid exposing bouquets containing black-eyed Susan to ethylene sources such as ripening fruit.Most of the 25 types...
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Birth Flowers
The flower also represents respect, modesty, and faithfulness. Each month has a special representational flower. Most sources site the Gerbera daisy as the "real" April daisy, but a gardener knows that there are many other daisies that will brighten a...
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The Story of Iris Part 6 - Why Grow Iris?
We all have the same issue ? If given half a chance it will grow and, not only grow, it will spread. This really is a miracle plant for the home gardener.This is one of those plants that may not perform at its best but it will keep going on neglect.
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Hot New Heucheras will Sizzle in your Garden!
'' is an extremely robust grower with extra large leaves of lime-green in the shade or a chartreuse color if given a location with more sun.The last of Thierry Delabroye's introductions for 2008, ', will more than likely be my favorite for the garden...
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Hardy Hibiscus--Hardier Than You Think
And, they WILL survive the winter. The stems are red. The leaves are easy to spot. Just when you may think they have succumbed to the ravages of winter, give them two, or three, more weeks.
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Ligularia - Big, Bold and Beautiful!
Dentata 'Desdemona' and L. For the back of the border, they are second to none! As long as they have steady access to soil moisture, Ligularia will provide you with the ultimate plant for Big, Bold and Beautiful!
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Have a Party in your Garden with Balloon Flowers!
Propagation is quite easy from seed with plants blooming in their second season.Balloon flowers have been cultivated in China and Japan for hundreds of years. Both reach 60 to 75 cm.
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A Phlox for Every Garden
Flowers areborne in large, cylindrical, terminal clusters up to 12 inches long at the tips of the stiff, upright, red-spotted stems. Hairy rounded leaves stay attractive throughout the summer.
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Lungworts and Bellflowers from the Genus Mertensia
There are about 50 species found throughout the north temperate regions of the world (18 from North America). Such a diversity in habitats translates into variable cultural needs and hardiness.
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Agapanthus, the Beautiful African Lily
Even dried flower heads are attractive and can be used in dried arrangements.The thing is to not let the confusing nomenclature keep you from growing these beautiful plants. They are popular as potted plants at poolside, on decks and porches, and are...
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Speedwells for the Border
The speedwells exhibit considerable variation in size and form, from low and creeping to tall and narrow. Spicata are 'Foxy Lady', 'Royal Candles', 'Red Fox' and 'White Icicles'Often considered as hybrids are the cultivars 'Sunny Border Blue', 'Pink Damask'...
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The Story of Iris Part 8 - Pearls of Wisdom
So, I have been there, looking at stunning gardens cared for by someone much my senior. So I asked our iris team to tell me ? Never take a short cut because, in time, you will have paid twice the blood sweat and tears.Every three years is the golden rule...
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Ever Run Through a Field of Wild Daisies? Here\'s the best hybrid, Shasta!
They are attractive to bees and butterflies but fortunately, not to deer. The Shasta Daisy is one of the backbones of a perennial border, with long lasting 3 inch wide sparkling white blooms and yellow centers on sturdy stems that grow up to 40?
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Meadow Cranesbill - Standing the Test of Time
With the recent surge of new cultivars this plant will be with us for many years to come. Such a plant would be a HOT seller for sure. Kendell Clark', 'Summer Skies' and 'Plenum Violaceum'whose double white flowers have a purple-pink center!Some new purple-leaved...
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The Story of Iris Part 3 -Tone, Growth, and Bloom
It is a matter of how much you want to spend to start with. With all the iris out there, even if you are looking for one type of bloom, color, or shape, you can find it in the size and soil needs you already have.
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