 I love spring flowers: daffodils and hyacinths are the ultimate flower for me. They are the essence of spring. Kirsty Gallacher
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Tulip Tips
The jewels of the spring bulb garden, tulips are available in a huge range of flower shapes, sizes, and colors. |
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Quick and Easy Spring Greens
After a long winter of less-than-fresh vegetables, the thought of homegrown spinach, lettuce, mustard, and arugula makes my mouth water. |
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Firecracker Cactus (Cleistocactus baumannii)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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Buddha Belly Plant (Jatropha podagrica)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 3-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous, Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy, Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other, Year Round
Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies |
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Cotton (Gossypium 'Albe Red Variegated')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 24 to 30 inches
Leaves: Variegated, Other
Fruit: Showy, Other, Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch')
Lettuce Type: Loose head or Butterhead
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Spread: small
Leaves: Other
Uses: Vegetable, Salad greens
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature, Days to germinate, Depth to plant seed, Start indoors, Sow in situ, Can handle transplanting, Other info, Self fertile
Pollinators: Self, Flies
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Trumpet Bush (Tecoma 'Sparklette')
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic, Dry
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Year Round |
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"My grafted desert rose nicknamed "Razzle Dazzle" because of its beautiful bloom!"
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