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Cardinal Columbine

The Columbine Cardinal, \’Aquilegia `Cardinal\’, a Columbine in the Songbird series, is a beautiful, easy to grow spring blooming perennial. The green foliage adds texture and color in the fall to any of your perennial beds. The exquisite 3\” wide petals are long-spurred, large, red and white bicolor. Columbine is a profuse self-seeder so it should be planted 16\” apart. It is best used in rock gardens or in containers and for beds and borders, in cottage gardens and it attracts butterflies. Enjoy this popular flower in your garden or as a cut flower. It is a definite eye-catcher.

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Jack O Lantern Pumpkin

The Pumpkin Jack O\’Lantern, \’Cucurbita pepo\’, is bred to be the \”size of a human head\”, so go ahead and carve a scary face. The Jack O\’Lantern is not just a great pumpkin for carving. The wonderfully flavored flesh is great for making soups, muffins, casseroles, pies, and many other nutritious dishes. They will store for month. Pumpkins prefer rich well drained soil that is high in organic matter. The soil should be kept evenly moist. Harvest before the first light frost or when the pumpkin foliage begins to dry out.

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French Pussy Willow

The French Pussy Willow, Salix discolor, grows well in almost any soil but it is a good idea to supplement it with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. They require full sun to thrive, but will survive in the shade as well. As with most willows, they do best when given lots of water. Although they can be allowed to grow unpruned, the plant will benefit from regular pruning after blooming.The catkins will develop and make a nice display for a considerable time.

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The Flume Coleus

The Coleus The Flume, \’Coleus hybrid\’, has vividly marked saber-shaped foliage that is bright burgandy with a green border and a brilliant pink center. These new, bigger, sun loving varieties have revolutionized contanier gardening. The brilliant colors explode in sunny locations. Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow. The coleus plants are a tender perennials. Coleus must have good soil drainage. Poorly drained soils and excessive watering will damage coleus. Plants suffering from \”wet feet\” will be stunted, leaves will turn a muddy brown, and leaf margins will be scorched.For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

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Zumi Crabapple

The Zumi Crabapple tree, Malus x Zumi \’Calocarpa\’, is valued for its profuse, spring bloom of fragrant, white flowers and for its glossy, small, bright red crabapples which mature in the fall and often persist into December. This is a semi-dwarf crabapple which is effective when planted as background for other early flowering plants, near fences, in groups as a screen or hedge, or as a specimen planting in the lawn or near the patio. May be used as a street tree.

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Garden Chervil

The Chervil Garden, \’Anthriscus cerefolium\’, has the subtle flavor of parsley and tarragon. It is one of the \”fines herbes\” of classic French cooking. With almost infinite uses, Garden Chervil is a must for any culinary/medicinal herb garden. The Chervil is a dainty plant with indented leaves on thin, slightly hairy stems. White flowers appear on delicate flat umbels. The seeds can be eaten green or added to baked goods. Plant in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Chervil prefers rich, well drained soil.

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Sweet Sultan Bachelor Button

The Bachelor Button Sweet Sultan Imperialis, \’Centaurea (Amberboa) moschata\’, is a deliciously fragrant and an absolutely splendid cut flower. If you like cut flowers, you must grow Sweet Sultan. The easy to grow and very fragrant \’Imperialis\’ is a somewhat taller and improved variety. The 2 inch flower heads are thistle-looking and almost shine. Plant the Bachelor Buttons in the spring 1 to 2 weeks before the last frost. The Sweet Sultan is an excellent cut flower and grows well in that \”hot\” spot where nothing else does well.

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