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 Characteristics – they have a central trumpet, surrounded by a ring of six floral leaves. Most common daffodils are of a yellow or white color. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, extra watering during its growth |
| Plant in clusters |
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| Characteristics – produce numerous small flowers called florets all on one stalk. Leaves are smooth and long foliage pointing upward. Flower is fragrant, and comes in a variety of colors. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, extra watering during its growth |
| Plant in clusters or as edging |
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| Characteristics – very winter hardy. Nicknamed grape hyacinth due to their many clusters of small bell shaped cobalt blue flowers, they look like grape clusters on a short upright stem. Fragrant flower. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, extra watering during its growth |
| Plant in clusters at least 3” deep |
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| Characteristics – a single flower bloom with five petals in a rounded shape. They have a wide variety of colors on them surrounding a yellow disc center. Fragrant flower. |
| Light –full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, extra watering during its growth |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering, good for containers |
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| Characteristics – they come in a variety of colors and sizes depending on the type. Produces a long upright stem with a large flower containing 3 inner petals and 3 outer sepals that look like petals. |
| Light –full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Plant in clusters |
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| Characteristics – fluffy powder puff flowers in flattened to slightly rounded clusters atop compact mounded plants. Height range is from 4”-18” tall. Flower is sky lavender and foliage is round with hairy bases. Blooms late spring to frost. |
| Light – full sun to light shade |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering |
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| Characteristics – a showy exotic plant, long rope like flowers cascade to the ground from tall erect red branching stems. Breathtaking in green or red, 3’-4’ in height blooms in summer through the fall. |
| Light – full sun to light shade |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| May need staking, great for pots and cut flowers |
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| Characteristics – showy flowers with four petals, in pairs of two with attractively marked leaves. |
| Light – full shade to part sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, extra watering during its growth |
| Great for hanging plants, and containers |
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| Characteristics – produces spiky like flowers, which are held on a tall strong leafy stem. A new flower develops everyday elongating the stem up to 6’ tall. Blooms May through September. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, tolerates dryer soil, normal watering |
| Great as backdrops for beds and borders |
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| Characteristics – very showy foliage with multiple arrays of colors and distinct veins. Grows 1’-3’ in height, leaves have a furry texture. |
| Light – part shade to part sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Great for containers, beds and borders |
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| Characteristics – comes in a wide range of shapes, sizes and especially colors. They produce layers of pointy petals. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – prefers sandy well drained soils, normal watering |
| Great for beds, borders and cut flowers |
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| Characteristics – silver gray foliage grows 6”-10” tall. Foliage is very soft to touch, no flower but lasts from early May to September. |
| Light – full sun to light shade |
| Moisture – well drained soils, tolerates drought, normal watering |
| Great for beds, borders and containers |
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| Characteristics – produces a 5 petaled flower in a cup shape that floats on top of the stem. Foliage is serrated or loped, starts to bloom mid summer. |
| Light – full shade to part sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for containers and hanging baskets |
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| Characteristics – the flower has two rings of multi layered florets in a variety of colors. The appearance of one large flower, but is made up of hundreds. Height is 6”-18”. Flowers spring to fall. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – consistently moist soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering |
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| Characteristics – the flower has five petals around a star shaped disc center. Comes in a wide range of colors 8”-24” blooms from late spring into the fall. The foliage is a glossy green. New Guinea variety is popular. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – consistently moist soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering |
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| Characteristics – it is grown mostly for its foliage, it is fast growing twining vine with attractive lobed leaves. It has a beautiful trailing, cascading effect. Comes in chartreuse which is a vibrant yellow green and ‘Blackie’ which is a dark purple. |
| Light – full sun to light shade |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Great for containers |
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| Characteristics – normally a funnel shaped flower, they also can be ruffled, fringed or doubled in star patterns with contrasting foliage. They come in every color except orange, leaves and stems are sticky. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Great for pots and hanging baskets |
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| Characteristics – small upright bushy plants with dense arrangement of rays that come in yellows, oranges and bronze shades. They grow from 6”-12” in height they bloom continuously until frost. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for edging and borders |
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| Characteristics – the flowers are ray petals around a large disc eye both single and doubled flowers available. Grows 1’-4’ in height comes in every color except blue. Blooms from May on. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for borders and cut flowers |
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| Characteristics – flower is a multi layered ring of petals around a solid eye, colors vary, produces many flowers per plant. Blooms September through October. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Deadhead to prolong flowering, use in beds and borders |
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| Characteristics – large rosettes of colorful and decorative ruffled or frilly leaves variegated with cream, rose pink and purples. Blooms in fall, retains its color till early spring. |
| Light – full sun |
| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
| Plant in masses or individually as a border |
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