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  • … purple flowers in September and October produced by a rounded 4' x 4' herbaceous perennial from the dry stony soils of the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Butterflies and other …
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  • … ‘Rosea’. Tide Pool speedwell plants cover themselves with medium to deep blue-violet flowers from late April into mid-May. The rest of the growing season, they settle into attractive …
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  • … to full sun and needs regular watering especially in very hot weather. ‘Amethyst Falls’ blooms from May through August producing bluish lavender racemes 8-12 inches long. Grow it on a support …
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  • … blossoms in mid-spring. Like most azaleas, it prefers a partly shaded site, with protection from afternoon sun, such as on a northerly or eastern frontage. It requires a rich acidic …
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  • … feet, Gold Medal® is disease resistant with few thorns, and an upright, branching habit. Hardy from USDA Zones 6b to 10a, Gold Medal® rose holds up well in warmer climates, although blooms …
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  • … to powdery and downy mildews, which accentuates the need to plant it in a sunny location away from buildings or other shrubs to provide for air movement, in an effort to dry the leaf surface …
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  • … so it can be used as a screen. Prune as necessary but beware the many sharp thorns. It blooms from mid-June and off and on again until mid-October, producing an abundance of beautiful bright …
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  • … rose color in autumn. Gardeners may want to deadhead the flowers to discourage this plant from becoming weedy. Free of major insect and disease problems and not a favorite of deer. The …
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  • … The taproot can grow as deep as 12 feet and older plants will form offsets a foot or more away from the mother plant. Bees and hummingbirds are frequent pollinators, and goldfinches adore the …
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  • … mound of deep green (nonwoolly) foliage, sending up 20" upright spikes of lush, purple flowers from late June through August, with the main floral show occuring in July. Stachys have been …
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