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Kentucky coffee tree is late to leaf out in the spring & loses its leaves earlier in the fall.

It has no serious insect or disease problems. It prefers rich, moist, well drained soil, but will tolerate drought.

Female trees produce interesting seedpods in October that remain into the winter, but they can be very messy. Male trees might be more desirable because they lack seedpods.

Kentucky coffee tree will sucker to form a colony.

'Valley Forge' has excellent resistance to Dutch Elm Disease.

Love my hoya, but it took a long time to get big enough to bloom. To me, the blooms smell vaguely of chocolate.

Batik is a beautiful iris, but after growing it for several years, I've noticed it gets leaf spot more severely than any of the other irises I grow.

http://autumnblaze.com/ says:
The addition of larger amounts of nitrogen to the soil will give great results and will diminish the splitting issues with maples attributable to verticillium wilt.

Drought tolerant and fast growing. When brushed, the leaves give off a lovely scent that is a cross between lemon and mint.

'English Bluebells' have the following characteristics that help distinguish them from 'Spanish Bluebells':
Narrow pointed leaves about 1/2 inch wide, strong sweet scent, cream colored pollen, flowers mostly on one side & nodding top portion of stem.

One of the most mildew-resistant varieties available, with no winter damage, according to the Chicago Botanical Gardens Monarda trials in the mid-late 1990s. North Carolina State University & University of Vermont research also shows this variety to be very resistant compared to others.

Out of 41species & cultivars, 'Purple Mildew Resistant' was the only one to receive an "excellent" score in powdery mildew resistance in the Chicago Botanical Garden Monarda trials from spring 1993 through autumn 1996.

Likes moisture in spring growing season and drier conditions in its dormant months.

Drought and heat tolerant. Deadheading is not necessary.

Water needs: dry to medium.

Sibling: ‘Another Bridge'

Winterberry Gardens notes that this is a vigorous variety.

Most growers/suppliers list this as a dependable reblooming iris.

Summer Olympics is one of my earliest spring blooming iris. It usually re-blooms late & with a couple buds at the border of 6b/7a. I had it planted in full sun & the results were as follows: 2012, it tried to bloom in December & froze. I was able to cut the stalk & bring it in the week before Thanksgiving 2013. I moved it to where it gets brief mid-day shade in September & October. That little bit of shade seems to have moved up it's re-bloom time, so 2015 there are 7 stalks ready to open November 1st. It also had a summer re-bloom that I missed. It grows like a weed, so it needs to be divided at least every other year.

Added five fans & rebloomed beginning mid-late October after planting in July (border of 6b/7a). Most growers note this as a reliable rebloomer.

This is a lovely iris. It re-bloomed the week of Halloween in 2012 and 2013 when I had it planted in full sun (border of zone 6b/7a). I moved it so that it receives brief mid-day shade in September & October. 2015 it re-bloomed In September & still has a couple flowers left October 31st. This seems to be a reliable fall re-bloomer here, although it doesn't always bloom in the spring.

'East Friesland' is a great work horse Salvia. Shear back moderately hard after initial bloom for neater plant habit & great rebloom into fall.

Sensation Sky Blue is a really nice compact Salvia that does not flop as much as some of the other varieties. Great shape & lovely purplish blue flowers. Shear for nice full rebloom in late summer.