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Excellent cutting type has purplish pink, fringed flowers in great profusion. Outstanding stem length and rigidity. Ht: 18-24. Zones 6-9. Sorry, state laws prohibit shipping plants to Alaska, Hawaii. Plants ship in spring at proper planting time. …
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Echeverias are succulent type plants (similar to cactus) that are extremely easy to grow. Like cactus they prefer sun and a thorough watering when dry. The flowers are spectacular. They are native to Mexico and make easy to grow house plants. …
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:24:39 (34434 readers) Match on Article's text |
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How to grow flowers through the year, with a practical guide to gardening skills for every type of situation, climate and x of garden. Step-by-step techniques and more than 250 practical photographs. …
Contributed by amazon 09.08. 2007 09:33:38 (10728 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Red Masterpiece is a Hybrid Tea (long, narrow high-center buds on long stems) type rose. The hefty fragrance and profusion of dark crimson blooms make it excellent for arrangements. The bush is a medium to tall grower, and is resistant to black spot and mildew. Roses prefer a sunny location with rich, …
Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 08:44:16 (40157 readers) Match on Article's text |
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If you like big trees for their leaves but own only a small plot have a look at this dwarf red buckeye. Koehnei is a fantastic variety with attractive both foliage and flowers, and moreover, slow growth. …
Contributed by havlis 22.09. 2016 14:18:10 (27153 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Type: Herbaceous perennial, Flowers: Lavender, Comments: Azure Fairy Fleabane blooms from mid-summer into fall. Set the plants 12 inches apart in a sunny area and any well-drained soil. The plant can be used in light, sandy soil. Remove the old flowers as they fade to obtain additional flowering. It …
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Avens is a pretty perennial whose wild forms can be found on every continent except Australia. Scarlet avens comes from the Balkans and is cultivated for its compact growth and extremely long flowering period. …
Contributed by havlis 16.09. 2016 19:38:11 (18033 readers) Match on Article's text |
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The Creme & Green Carpet Sedum, Sedum lineare variegatum, is an extremely hardy succulent type plant. It can be grown outside year round in zones 9 & 10. In cooler regions it makes an excellent house plant in a full sun to partial sun window. It grows about 6 tall and cascades down. Water when …
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This buckeye is a garden hybrid between aesculus pavia and aesculus sylvatica, both from S.E. USA. It was described already in early 20th century but in Europe it is still little known since another, very similar tree has been popular here for decades = aesculus pavia “Koehnei”. …
Contributed by havlis 22.09. 2016 14:23:16 (10679 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Dense silver threadlike foliage, cascading golden flowers. Can be grown in a pot or hanging basket. When planted in the ground, forms creeping mats in the garden or meadow. The buds are golden, and the seed pods are black. Best for trouble spots with poor soil. Blooms most of the summer. Color: Yellow …
Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2007 08:13:23 (17360 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Periwinkle is a European native plant growing wildly in the woods of Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a prostrate, evergreen groundcover offering a long flowering period. …
Contributed by havlis 28.06. 2014 11:31:20 (25879 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Grow your own citrus and subtropical fruit with help from Meredith Book s All About Citrus and Subtropical Fruit. From detailed descriptions of over 70 varieties of citrus and 275 varieties of subtropical fruits, you are bound to find the best type for your garden. And don t forget the easy-to-follow …
Contributed by amazon 27.03. 2008 17:39:06 (12048 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Not many trees bloom in mid or even late summer when all the spring flowering beauties have only leaves. Golden-rain tree is one of the few. In late July/early August upto 30 cm long panicles of small, bright yellow flowers appear on this medium sized tree. The flowers can remain on the tree for as long …
Contributed by havlis 04.02. 2010 10:25:00 (58181 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Kashmir used to be a principality in the Himalayas known for its extraordinary shawl wool. It was super soft, warm and expensive. Hence, everything connected with the name Kashmir evoked feeling of exotic beauty and high price. Kashmir rowan is a beautiful tree that, luckily, is not an expensive item. …
Contributed by havlis 04.10. 2016 16:23:44 (19307 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Lace-leaf Japanese Maple Acer palmatum dissectum Viridis A green lace-leaf type Japanese Maple. Growing in a round dome will take 50 years to get 10 feet tall. Leaves dissected to mid-vein and green. In Fall colors are red-orange. Spectacular for a bonsai! …
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Lustrous dark green needles and red fruits make this yew a very attractive shrub, although quite common in moderate climate. “Hicksii” is a successful cross between the Irish yew tree and the regular yew tree. As a female plant, it produces red berries which are poisonous just like the whole plant. …
Contributed by havlis 21.11. 2007 11:57:07 (81278 readers) Match on Article's text |
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