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Heucheras: Versatile, Colorful Natives
Native heucheras, also called alumroot or coral bells, have always been high on my list of favorite perennials. One reason for their popularity is their stunning array of leaf colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Artichokes
Grown primarily in warm climates, artichokes are a delicious treat and a beautiful garden plant. In warm climates, artichokes are an edible perennial or biennial, usually planted in the fall for a spring harvest. They're grown as an annual in colder climates. |  |
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All About Scallions & Chives
Almost any onions sown from seed can be scallions, which also go by the names bunching onions, green onions, spring onions, and green tails. Plant the seeds thickly, harvest them young, and you've got scallions to enjoy in salads, soups, and stirfries. |  |
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Growing Salad Greens in Window Boxes
Don't let a lack of garden space keep you from growing and enjoying fresh veggies. By growing a variety of greens in window boxes, you can start harvesting fresh, flavorful, nutritious salad ingredients in about a month. |  |
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Flea Beetle
These tiny beetles earn their name by jumping like fleas when disturbed. They cause damage by chewing tiny holes in the leaves of a variety of vegetables, especially seedlings. |  |
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Magnolias for the Home Garden
Magnolias are one of the most versatile groups of plants that are cultivated nearly worldwide. They range from trees to shrubs; evergreen to deciduous; are available in most colors except true blues and reds, and there are many selections that are native. |  |
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Growing Parsley
Parsley deserves recognition for more than its role as a garnish. It's rich vitamins A and C, a good source of iron, and freshens your breath, to boot! Parsley is a key ingredient in tabouli, and compliments sauces, stuffing, fish, and poultry dishes. |  |
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Passion Vine (Passiflora morifolia)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 20'
Leaves: Other
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Butterflies, Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Rose (Rosa 'Camelot')
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Orange pink
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Coral-pink
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Swim & Weeks, 1964
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer
Awards: AARS
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Other
Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Parentage: Circus x Queen Elizabeth
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Honey Euryops (Euryops virgineus)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Other
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
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Sweet Viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 15 - 25 feet
Plant Spread: 15 - 25 feet
Leaves: Fragrant, Evergreen, Other, Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall, Fall, Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree, Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge, Shade Tree, Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant, Pollution
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers
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Calibrachoas (Calibrachoa)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Uses: Groundcover, Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Needs excellent drainage in pots, Suitable for hanging baskets
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 Dave Whitinger (Executive Director of National Gardening Association, and owner of Victory Seed Company) will be presenting today (Saturday, March 11th) at 3pm CT (4pm ET) at the virtual Great Grow Along - Virtual Garden Festival. He will be talking about his favorite "best veggies for small spaces" and will also give a bit of an overview of how new plant varieties are created. A live Q&A will follow the presentation. It's a free to attend livestream event! Register ahead of time at this page. Hope to see you there!
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 No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. -Thomas Jefferson
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