 One day you'll look back and see that all along you were blooming- Morgan Harper Nichols
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How to Grow and Care for Hostas
Hostas are easy-to-grow, long-lived, shade-loving perennials that are prized for their colorful leaves. Foliage height ranges from 6 inches to 3 feet, with taller flower spikes appearing in early to mid-summer. |  |
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Heat-Proof Greens
How many of us have struggled to choose heat-tolerant spinach varieties or provide shady row covers and extra moisture, only to watch the spinach quickly flower and become bitter? Enter Malabar spinach to the rescue. |  |
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Maintaining a Perennial Garden
Perennial gardens require less maintenance than lawns, but they do need regular care to look their best and stay healthy. The following tasks are arranged in order of frequency from weekly to annually. |  |
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Fancy Daylilies
Daylilies are unmatched for their adaptability and versatility in the garden. Now, thanks to the work of devoted breeders, choices include a vast range of flower colors, sizes, shapes, and patterns. |  |
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Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses add grace and motion to the garden. The fluffy flowers and seed heads on many varieties last throughout the winter, attracting birds and adding winter interest to the garden. |  |
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Not Just a Pretty Fence
Years ago, I built a long trellis across the width of my back garden. It was relatively inexpensive and had a far greater impact on the whole garden than I anticipated. |  |
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Together with Victory Seed Company Photo Contest!
As a family-run seed company who sells almost 2,000 different vegetables, herbs, and flowers, we need a lot of photos to go with our products, on our website and in our print catalog. What better way to increase our photos than to also celebrate all of our customers and their gardens? We invite you to help us and our future customers by showing off your harvests with the excellent photos of varieties you have grown and have a shot at winning Victory Seed gift cards, and the rewarding feeling of having your photos showcased on our website and catalogs. We've giving away almost $500 worth of gift cards to our store to the winners, so check out the photo contest today!
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Miss Jessie')
Hybridizer: Hardy
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1956
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 40 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Bicolor or Reverse Bicolor
Bloom Form: Spider
Color description: orchid mauve and light yellow bicolor
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: (Dorothea x Su-lin) x sdlg
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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, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6-10 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other
Flower Time: Other
Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Terrariums
Uses: Groundcover, Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Canna Lily (Canna Sunscape™ Sun Splash)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Mass Cane (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Variegated, Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Other
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Morning Glory Tree (Ipomoea carnea)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 6 feet up
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge, Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous, Fruit is poisonous
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