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November 30, 2006

Zing Rose Dianthus

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Zing Rose Dianthus

The Dianthus `Zing Rose\’, Dianthus Deltoides, is a beautiful bright rose/mauve flower. With its grassy blue-gray foliage and profuse blooming time, `Zing Rose\’ is one not to miss. Dianthus `Zing Rose\’ has a plant spread of 12-18\” and a height of 6\”. Dianthus will bloom from mid summer to early fall. In order for a longer bloom time, deadhead the blooms continuously throughout the summer. These fragrant, spicy dove like flowers look wonderful as a border plant, rock gardens, along walks or paths, for edging and a definite in cottage gardens.

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Montmorency Cherry Tree

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Montmorency Cherry Tree

The Montmorency cherry is the most popular sour cherry in America and it is the classic pie cherry tree. Montmorency cherries have proven over the years to be outstanding for cooking and pie-making. The tree ripens the fruit in June and grows about 15 feet tall.The Montmorency cherry tree is self fertile and produces medium sized, dark red, cherries with good flavor and quality. Flesh is clear and yellow in color.

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Tete-a-Tete Cyclamineus Daffodil

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Tete-a-Tete Cyclamineus Daffodil

The Daffodil \’Tˆte-…-Tˆte\’, \’Narcissi cyclamineus\’, a fall planted bulb, is so named because they flower in profuse pairs facing one another in a most charming fashion. They are extremely popular due to its ease of culture, perfect form, vigor, and prolific blooms. They produce at least two dainty, bright yellow flowers with slightly recurved petals. 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. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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Wildflower Full Size

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Wildflower Full Size

A meadow in full bloom! This new standard size seed packet features a sunfilled photo of bright red poppies, lush blue cornflowers and more. Great for any occasion, party, meeting or mailing, when a small high-quality gift is needed.Seed mixture inside is of favorites including poppies and cornflowers that will grow and bloom quickly anywhere. Standard size is 3 1/4 x 4 1/2.

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Chocolate Mist Flower

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Chocolate Mist Flower

The Eupatorium `Chocolate Mist Flower\’, Eupatorium rugosum, also known as White Snakeroot, has a shiny, deep purple stem with chocolate leaves. `Chocolate Mist\’ is a wonderful white bloomer that stands 4\’ tall with a plant spread the 29-35\”. `Chocolate Mist\’ is a definite attractor to butterflies and bees and is deer resistant. `Chocolate Mist\’ looks wonderful with Rudbeckia `Black Eyed Susan\’, Aster `Woods Purple\’, with ornamental grasses or in a perennial border. It is a great background plant but does need a lot of room to grow.

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Pear Bi- color Ornamental Gourd

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Pear Bi- color Ornamental Gourd

The Gourd Ornamental Pear Bicolor, \’Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera\’, is a wonderfully colored gourd. The Pear Bicolor gourd looks great nestled in a harvest basket or on a Thanksgiving table. The Pear Bicolor Gourd is a colorful addition to any gourd arrangement with the lower half being green and the upper half being yellow or tan. The Pear Bicolor has smooth skin and the outside is very hard. Hard-shelled gourds should be kept in the garden as long as there is any life left in the vines.

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Sensation Blend Cosmos

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Sensation Blend Cosmos

The Cosmos Sensation Blend,\’ Cosmos bipinnatus\’, is just what its name implies, a sensation. The Sensation Blend is a tall, colorful, wild, cheerful plant that blooms all summer. This Cosmos is tall and covered with large 3 to 4 inch white, pink, rose, and crimson flowers. Cosmos begin blooming 10 weeks after seeding and bloom from summer to first fall frost. They are excellent colorful bedding plants for low maintenance, dry areas and are great for cut flowers. They attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

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