 A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. Liberty Hyde Bailey
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Jerusalem Artichokes aka Sunroots
These undemanding perennial sunflowers will grow in nearly any climate and are insect- and disease-free. They send up multiple stalks, six to 12 feet tall, and form an attractive screen. The cheery blossoms make great cut flowers. In the fall, you'll enjoy an abundance of nutritious low-calorie tubers with an unusual nutty flavor. |
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Weeds- Pigweed
Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) is often called redroot pigweed because of its pinkish red root. A warm-weather annual most common where summers are hot, pigweed seeds sprout in late spring or early summer. |
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Pepper Types
Seed companies break the peppers we grow down into two categories: hot and sweet. The hot types include Cayenne, Jalapeno and Anaheim. Examples of sweet peppers are Bell and Pimiento. Banana and Cherry peppers come both sweet and hot. |
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Gardening for Children- Growing Vegetables from Seed
These kid-friendly vegetables provide an inexpensive gardening opportunity that produces results with little effort. Your child will fall in love with growing their own plants, learn about how plants grow, and all about the process of producing the food they eat from seed to harvest. |
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Top 10 Healthiest Garden Vegetables
There are hundreds of different fruits and vegetables that can be planted and harvested each summer in the garden. All have vital nutrients that feed our body, but some are stars in the garden! This list of 10 nutritious herbs, vegetables, and fruit you can grow in your own garden will start you on the path of self sufficient health. |
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Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus ruber)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry
Plant Height: 1.5-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Russet, Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees, Moths and Butterflies
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Shockaholic')
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2020
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2020
Seedling Number: TI249A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange, Peach
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards overlaid light orange, deeper orange veins in center, peach band at edge; rich deep burnt orange falls
Beard Color: Saturated tangerine
Style Arm Color: White, burnt orange sides
Fragrance: Sweet
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Handful of Magic X Blyth W75-1: (T201-1, Nutcracker pollen parent, x unknown)
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Golden Lotus Banana (Musella lasiocarpa)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet (1.2-1.8m)
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Other
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
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Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic, Mesic
Plant Height: To 25 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets, Other
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'South Seas')
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1993
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom, Rebloom, Nocturnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: tangerine coral with red coral band above yellow green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Chicago Apache x Ming Porcelain
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"Tom Schmid planted in 2015. always amazing. full sun."
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"Huge spectacular bloom with vanilla scent."
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