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The plant made two flowers this year. Last year it seeded itself and many seeds germinated.

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They reseed easily and they are drought tolerant as far as Hostas go, also sun tolerant, slug resistant, and rapid growers. Good heat tolerance in zone 8.

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Single bloom is about 2 inches across.

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My photo is of Paeonia obovata alba, and this is the first bud since planting in 2009. The plant is in an east-facing bed, which receives good morning light.

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This is a marginal Zone 8 plant. I have never had it survive the winter, even when giving it winter protection. It is well worth growing, very fragrant. I treat it as an annual, and replant every year. It gets to be a fair sized plant in one season.

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Medicinal herb - effective for PMS and menopause problems. I have to work to keep this in bounds. It spreads itself quite willingly and the young babies are resistant to being plucked out. I also find that it tends to get sun scorched, so I recommend a partly shaded location. Beautiful plant after a rain, when the drops shine like crystals in the well of the leaves.

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This is a nice monkshood that can stand on its own without any staking. Easy to divide in the spring when it is emerging. In my PNW Zone 8 garden, it grows to about 6' tall in a morning sun/afternoon shade location. Not bothered by bugs or disease. Spreads out to a clump about 1' round. It blooms earlier than the late fall varieties and can be comingled for a lasting show.

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The colors are so intense; coming back every year. Very easy to grow!

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This plant was introduced from Eurasia as a comb for textile workers working with fine wools to "warm" the threads. When it is used as a comb, it can create pockets of air within the fibers to make the fabric feel "warmer."

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This plant was labeled 'Volcano' rather than 'Vulcano' when purchased! There seems to be some discrepancy about the name.

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I have had this one for years, and it appears much darker here than the other image shown in the DB.

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Always provides a great color splash in spring

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The blooms on this heuchera are very showy. They are a deep rose, almost red, and last a long time. The plant is also one of the most sun-tolerant heucheras I have found.

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Schreiner's Garden notes that these flowers are very large and there are 10 per stalk.

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Creamy, greenish-white petals with deeply ruffled coral (pinkish-apricot) cup. Large flowers, with trumpets as long as, or longer than, the flower petals. Good for naturalizing
The RHS lists an erroneously registered color code as yellow-orange trumpet. Reportedly being amended by the RHS.

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Paula Red is a natural mutation of the McIntosh apple.

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'McIntosh' × 'Jersey Black'

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'Macoun' × 'Perdue 54-12'

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'Golden Delicious' × 'Jonathan'

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This plant is the best Lavender I have ever grown. The blooms are a larger size and have very interesting color and form.

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