Description
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Big, bright magenta blooms June & repeat August – September, vigorous.
Clematis ‘Ernest Markham’ Z 4-10
Big, bright magenta blooms June & repeat August – September, vigorous.
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Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: northeast North America
Wildlife Value: feeds native bees, Baltimore butterfly and endangered Rusty patched Bumble BeePenstemon is named for its five stamens, penta meaning “five” and stemon meaning “stamen” in Greek. Penstemons are “handsome and deserving,” Bailey. P. hirsutus sent from America to England in 1758.
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Native: Northern Yugoslavia
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