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  • … sun. Best grown in a soil based potting mix. Water regularly during the growing season, with significantly reduced watering from fall to late winter. Do not pour water on the center of …
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  • … of planting. In the St. Louis area, the bog garden should be sited in a protected location with a winter mulch. If a bog garden is not available, then growing plants in containers may be …
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  • … 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 evaluated by our plant evaluation …
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  • … leaves, it also puts forth flowering stalks in the spring and summer. Buds, protected with showy orange calyxes, open to display white blooms. This stromanthe, just introduced to the …
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  • … grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A native of North America, Monte Cassino — like all other species …
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  • … pruning is generally not necessary, it can be pruned in late fall. Fertilize in early spring with a specialist slow-release fertilizer for conifers. …
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  • … when stepped on). It can grow to 12" tall and 12” wide. It blooms in late spring/early summer with pale purple flowers that are attractive to bees. It grows in average, dry to medium, …
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  • … when stepped on). It can grow to 18" tall and 24” wide. It blooms in late spring/early summer with rose or white flowers that are attractive to bees. It grows in average, dry to medium, …
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  • … United States and Eurasia, where it is found in sunny wetland areas, marsh fern is a perennial with upright narrow fronds and deciduous light-green leaves. It spreads by rhizomes in the soil, …
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  • … aquatic plant, found in Florida, tropical America and Africa. The paddle-shaped leaves with thick stalks can grow up to 4' tall. The complex light purple flowers emerge from large …
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