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May 31, 2006

Sun Disc Jonquilla Daffodil

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Sun Disc Jonquilla Daffodil

The Daffodil \’Sun Disc\’, \’Narcissi jonquilla;, a fall planted bulb, is an unusually shaped dwarf with up to three sweetly fragrant, circular flowers per stem. This late bloomer will attract a lot of attention. It is a reliable variety, introduced more than 50 years ago. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in early spring. If necessary, very large clumps of bulbs can be lifted as soon as the leaves wither, and then they can be divided and replanted as soon as possible. After flowering, let the leaves yellow before cutting them back. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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Mini Pastel Pink Supertunia Petunia

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Mini Pastel Pink Supertunia Petunia

The Petunia Supertunia r Mini Pastel Pink, \’Petunia hybrids\’, are wonderfully fragrant and have masses of small flowers and a vigorous trailing habit that turn hanging baskets and decorative urns into garden masterpieces. The Mini Pastel Pink Petunia has beautiful pastel pink flowers. Supertunias are a vigorously trailing species of an everblooming, long-living petunia from Australia. They do not need to have their dead flower heads removed to continue flowering and they are not leggy.For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

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Surfinia Lime Petunia

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Surfinia Lime Petunia

The Petunia Surfinia Lime, \’Petunia hybrids\’, are brilliant in color and are very low maintenance. Surfinia Petunias are the most vigorous cascading petunias available. The densely branched foliage and masses of blooms can trail to 4 feet per season. The Surfinia Lime Petunia has beautiful light green flowers. Surfinia Petunias are a vigorously trailing species of an everblooming long-living petunia from South America. They do not need to have their dead flower heads removed to continue flowering and they are not leggy. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

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Russell Mix Lupine

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Russell Mix Lupine

The Lupine Russell Blend, \’Lupinus \’Russell Hybrids\’, has tall flower spikes with a large range of colors that makes Lupine when planted in groups a dramatic sight. The scents of the blossoms is like honey and it is a North America native flower. It is grown as an annual in southern states. The flowers are multiple 1/2 inch wide blossoms on spikes. Plant in the spring after average last frost date or in late summer in warmer climates. The Russell Blend is used for cut flowers, planted in mass, or backyard plants.

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Giant Blue Scabiosa

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Giant Blue Scabiosa

The Scabiosa \’Giant Blue\’ is a vigous version of the \’Buttefly Blue\’. It has larger lavender-blue flowers that bloom from June to October. `Giant Blue\’ is reminiscent of a pincushion full of pins. With its gray-green foliage, it has a plant height of 16\” and a spread of 12-18\”. It is also disease resistant. It will do excellent for front-of-the-border areas, with Coreopsis `Moonbeam\’, Dianthus \’Bath\’s Pink\’, in mass plantings or as cut flowers.

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Lady Lavender Herb

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Lady Lavender Herb

The Lady Lavender, \’Lavandula angustifolia \’Lady\’, is faster growing than other varieties and has a great scent and beautiful blooms. Lady Lavender is a dwarf cultivar of Lavandula angustifolia. Lady Lavender is a 12\” plant with compact violet blooms on 4-6\” stems. Shear following bloom for shape and to prompte rebloom. Plant in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked or in late fall. The Lavender can be used for a short hedge, edging, rock gardens, and pots. Lavender also are used in sachets and pot pourri.

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Rosie Oday Alyssum

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Rosie Oday Alyssum

The Alyssum Sweet Rosie ODay, \’Tpomoea purpurea\’, displays rose-pink blossoms on low, compact plants. This sweetly scented Alyssum is covered with tiny rose-pink flowers that form mini-rosettes. Sweet Rosie Odays bloom in late spring through first fall frost. The Alyssum blooms very quickly after seeding, usually in about 6 weeks. In climate zones 9 and 10, they can bloom all year. This plant is excellent in rock gardens, in hanging baskets, in the foreground of borders, and as a ground cover.

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