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  • … Wolfsbane is a beautiful—and poisonous—fall-blooming perennial. It also has a colorful history associated … As early as  Dracula  in 1931, wolfsbane casually replaced garlic as a repellent for vampires in film. Nevertheless, the correlation of wolfsbane with the supernatural predates … perennials fade for the season. Ancient Greeks hunted wolves by poisoning their bait with this plant, which led to the common name of wolfsbane. While those hunting traditions were lost, …
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  • This is a vigorous late vine producing small, open, bell-shaped, single yellow flowers with red anthers from mid-summer to late autumn, followed by fluffy seed heads. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This perennial needs partial shade to full shade and moderate to moist soil conditions to reach a height of 35 inches. It is a specimen in a border or an understory. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This perennial rises to a height of 18 inches in full sun and dry moisture conditions. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Single-flowered stems with yellow flowers heavily splotched in dark red, this miniature-sized orchid is native to Central America. It requires a warm, moist, brightly lit growing environment. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This bulb needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April and belongs in a border. It is also resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue, lavender, and purple blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This shrub grows about 3 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From June to July it produces showy rose blooms. It is successful in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This mat-forming evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 8 inches. It is a ground cover and resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant