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Butterhead Speckles Lettuce

The Lettuce Butterhead Speckles, \’Lactuca sativa\’, is an Heirloom that originated from the Mennonites who brought it with them from Germany and Holland over 200 years ago. Make a salad with Speckles lettuce and no one will notice if there are bugs in it. The unusual speckling of these mild, tender, thick but soft leaves will add visual interest to any salad. Speckles is rarely bitter and is quick maturing. They will grow in light shade. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion.

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Pink Glow Celosia

The Celosia Pink Glow, \’Celosia plumosa\’, also known as Cockscomb, is one of the most colorful foliage plants for beds, borders, pots, planters and window boxes. The Pink Glow has bright plumes that crown the dwarf, 9 to 11 inch tall plants with excellent branching. They exhibit a well matched and compact uniform habit. Pink Glow is a great garden performer. Like all Celosia plumosa, the flowers can be cut and dried for long lasting homemade bouquets. This plant is vigorous and is an excellent performer. As with all celosias, Pink Glow performs best in the full sun.

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Coronation Gold Yarrow

The Yarrow, `Coronation Gold\’ , Achillea ageratifolia, is an upright golden-yellow flowered Yarrow that blooms from June through September, providing excellent color throughout the summer months. With fern-like aromatic, silvery to gray-green foliage, it is considered to be one of the best yarrows in any landscape. The foliage has a somewhat strong, spicy aroma, which persists when used in dried arrangements. For an attraction to butterflies, deer and rabbit resistant, one can\’t go wrong with this plant.

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Swiss Giant Mix Pansy

The Pansy Swiss Giant Blend, \’Viola wittrockiania\’, produces large multi-colored flowers that you won\’t be able to get enough of, and you can eat them too! Technically a perennial, grown as an annual pansy, will overwinter in climates as cold as zone 4. Swiss Giant Blend has 3 inch flowers of mixed colors including blue, purple, yellow, apricot, orange, mahogany, red, white, and biclolors. The Pansy works well in locations where late fall and early spring color would be appropriate.

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Gavota Triumph Tulip

The Tulip \’Gavota\’, \’Tulipa triumph\’, a fall planted bulb, produce gorgeous purple, white and yellow flowers. Gavota is a very striking tulip because of it\’s contrasting colors (purple, white, and yellow) in the flowers. Triumph Tulips are the largest and one of the most important class of Tulips. They come in every possible shade of color possible for tulips, including some wonderful pastels. They are particularly esteemed for their beautiful, traditional \”tulip\” flower shape. Triumph tulips respond well to a cooling period of six weeks in the fridge prior to planting.

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Sunny Border Blue Speedwell Veronica

The Veronica `Sunny Border Blue\’, Veronica spicata, also known as Speedwell, is an easy to grow perennial that adds beauty to any garden. This Veronica produces wonderful dark blue flowers that bloom from June till September. `Sunny Border Blue\’ was voted Perennial of the Year in 1993, and one can see why. Try `Sunny Border Blue\’ with Hemerocallis `Stella de Oro\’ or Veronica `White Icicles\’. Veronica is great for the first time gardener plus it is deer resistant.

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Fortune Large Cupped Daffodil

The Daffodil \’Fortune\’, \’Narcissi large-cupped\’, a fall planted bulb, is a bright Daffodil that is long-lasting, and produces large yellow flowers with soft orange cups. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in mid spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders. 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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