 I cultivate my garden, and my garden cultivates me. ~Robert Brault
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Growing Herbs Under Lights
Even with a bright sunroom, sun-loving herbs will need 12 to 16 hours a day of supplemental light. You have two choices: fluorescent or high-intensity discharge (HID). |
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Building A DIY Planter Box
In need of some extra garden space? You may need a planter box. Planter boxes vary in shape and size and allow you to have a few plants just about anywhere. |
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Grow These Annuals to Attract Pollinators
These annuals are easy to grow, look great in any garden, are easily found, and loved by pollinators of all kinds. Bees, birds, bugs, and butterflies all benefit from the list below. These beautiful flowers serve as host plants and/or as food for the pollinators. |
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Attract Butterflies With the Right Plants
Large or small, ages 1 to 99, butterflies painted with diverse colors and patterns are a welcome sight. You can increase your butterfly viewing opportunities by creating spaces more attractive to them. |
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Plant List for Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees
There is a nearly endless list of plants that gardeners can grow to attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies to their gardens. We have put together a list of some of our favorite easy-to-grow plants for you to add to your own garden. |
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The Beauty of Black Flowers
Adding a touch of unique to your garden can be as small and subtle as a single gasp with a touch of black or a dramatic flare of an entire garden graced in majestic black blooms. |
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Ornamental Onions
You'll know these pretty plants are in the onion family from the mildly pungent odor of their leaves when cut, but they certainly won't bring tears to your eyes! The many species and cultivars of these easy-to-grow plants add color to the flower garden from spring through fall. |
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Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Glaucous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf, Offsets
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Daughter of Vesuvio')
Hybridizer: Garrett-L.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2020
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 26 in, (66 cm)
Bloom size: 5.5 in, (13 cm)
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Rebloom, Diurnal
Bud Count: 10-15
Branching: 3-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band, Diamond Dusted
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: Phoenician reddish purple with deep black purple eye and yellow throat, diamond dusted.
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tripped Out x Spacecoast Technical Knock Out
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Cuban Oregano (Coleus amboinicus)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Fragrant, Evergreen
Flower Color: White, Orange, Lavender
Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring
Uses: Culinary Herb, Medicinal Herb
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Leaf
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Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
Plant Height: To 60 feet in its native habitat.
Leaves: Evergreen, Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds, Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Other
Flower Color: Other
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree, Houseplant
Uses: Shade Tree, Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw, Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Dill (Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1", 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Uses: Culinary Herb, Medicinal Herb, Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Leaves, Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw, Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed, Suitable for wintersowing, Start indoors, Sow in situ, Other info, Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®)
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"Shrubby Saint John's wort; RAB page 712, 126-1-8. AG page 92, 18-8-3, Name of obscure origin". LHB page 677, 129-1, "Greek name obscure of meaning"."
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