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  • … May June July August September October   Harvest pumpkins before a killing frost. Continue to harvest vegetables. If hard frost threatens, pick all tomatoes, including the unripe ones, and … cardboard boxes or paper bags in basement. Cut back any remaining herbs and bring them indoors to use fresh or dry. Cover tender plants from light freezes at night by covering them with … baskets. Apply a heavy mulch over leeks, Jerusalem artichokes, carrots, beets, and turnips to continue the harvest into early winter. After a hard frost, remove all dead plant material …
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  • … Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria allenii, native to Costa Rica and Panama, has pale lime to yellow cup-shaped flowers with red tips that are strongly reflexed. Red bristles adorn the …
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  • … Kohleria are are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria grandiflora is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Despite its scientific name, the flowers are rather small and sparsely produced compared to modern hybrids. The flowers are red with a soft yellow throat overlain with darker red spots. …
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  • … Lilium Lilium ‘Creme de la Creme’ is a stunning blend of golden- orange fading to deep-yellow with a generous dusting of light orange speckles. The flowers are bowl shaped and downfacing. Creme de la Creme belongs to the group of Trumpet lilies, which generally bloom after Asiatic lilies and before Oriental … least shade tolerant. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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  • … plant is mistflower because the bluish flowers are downy and look misty. Mistflower is native to eastern North America where it is generally found in moist shady spots. It is an extremely adaptable plant and will tolerate a range of soils types from sandy to clay, and growing conditions from full sun to part shade as long as the soil is kept relatively moist. Mistflower grows from a rhizome and …
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  • … Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 15 feet in height with a 20 foot spread. Use … fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected …
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  • … without any thorns? Maybe. This hawthorn tree has very few thorns and so is a good tree to plant where children might climb. Winter King hawthorn is a form of the green hawthorn that is native to the southeastern parts of North America. Winter King bears masses of fragrant white flowers in the spring which then turn into red fruits in early fall. The dark green leaves change to red and then purple in the fall and during the winter months the attractive gray bark is …
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  • … multi-flowered clusters. The ¼-inch yellow-green stems arise from tuberous roots and grow to 2 feet tall, bearing thick, green leaves. Native to Tanzania and hardy in USDA Zones 9b-10b, the easy-to-grow Euphorbia neococcinea thrives in bright light and well-drained soil. Outdoors during …
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  • … ‘Feuerland’ is a cherry red cultivar with yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange and yellow. It is derived from the popular Achillea millefolium with a long … its cheerful color lights up the area. Its leaves are finely divided and fernlike. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, it is resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. Its 2-foot height combines well with upright veronicas and …
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  • … ‘Ilvomindy’ is sold under its trademark name of MEGA MINDY™. This is a compact shrub 4 ½ to 5 ½ ft tall with a spread of 4 to 6 ft. It has large, conical flowerheads held upright on strong stems. The flowerheads are a … color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. ‘Ilvomindy’ does well in full sun to light shad and is moderately drought - tolerant . It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not …
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