 Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance
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Saving Annual and Perennial Seeds
Collecting your own seeds saves money, helps preserve desirable traits, and keeps you in good horticultural practice in case you ever want to live off the land. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Daffodils
The dependable, spring-flowering daffodil is a favorite for its long life and carefree, colorful blooms. Other common names include jonquil and narcissus. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Aeoniums
These rosette succulents from the Canary Islands are popular garden plants in arid climates, providing color accents (especially red, purple, and yellow) that vary with the passage of the seasons. Aeoniums make excellent container plants in less forgiving climates, though they require a lot of light indoors. Most of the plants in cultivation are hybrids and cultivars, rather than species (which total about 40, depending on how you count). |  |
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Inviting Bees to the City
The city, with its overpopulation of skyscrapers, isn't exactly the most inviting place for bees to call home, yet it can be and it should be, especially in today's' bee-drought world. By activating your inner urban gardener, you can make a place for bees. |  |
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Lead Contamination in Urban Gardens
Since September is prime time for beginning to build gardens at schools and community organizations, now is a good time to address the issue of lead in urban gardening. |  |
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Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl')
General Type: Ornamental
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 16-18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable, Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: Other, AAS (All-America Selection®)
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Lily (Lilium 'Starlette')
Division: I. Asiatic Hybrids
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other
Propagation: Seeds: Other info, Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets, Bulbs, Other
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Texas Goatweed (Croton capitatus)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower, Erosion control
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Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia obtusifolia 'Variegata')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 6-10 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Princess Flower (Pleroma semidecandrum)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10 to 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen, Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other, Purple
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Late fall or early winter, Fall, Other
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Sponsored by Bluestone Perennials Introducing: The Queen of the Climbers!
Are you looking for something to liven up that bare trellis or fence? The magnificent 3-4" double and semi-double light pink flowers of Clematis Piilu should do the trick! Beyond being remarkably low-maintenance, Clematis plants are easily trained to climb and bloom in an array of sizes, shapes, and colors. So, help your garden 'grow up' with our dazzling collection of Clematis plants.
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"Starting to unfurl, color is intense."
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"My grafted desert rose. The blooms normally hang down, I had to lift this bloom up to get a good view of its beauty."
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