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Iconic dark pink rays with orange-rust cones from mid-summer to fall
Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower Z 3-8
Iconic dark pink rays with orange-rust cones from mid-summer to fall
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Punica granatum var. nana Dwarf pomegranate Z 7-11
Adorable dwarf shrub bearing orange-red blooms in July and August then tiny, edible pomegranates. Where not hardy makes good container plant and bonsai.
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Adorable dwarf shrub bearing orange-red blooms in July and August then tiny, edible pomegranates. Where not hardy makes good container plant and bonsai.
Size: 2-4’ x 2-4’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Europe to Himalayas“The plants will bear miniature fruit if grown in areas with year-round temperatures that rarely fall below 40° F. To grow indoors, moderate night-time temperatures should be given (50° to 60° F). Keep at 40° to 45° F in winter until new growth appears. In the growing period, keep moderately moist. Water sparingly from August on. This plant requires good drainage. Plants will bear fruit indoors if grown in a sunny exposure.” Issour Botanic Garden. It is deciduous and may lose its leaves.
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Aster sibiricus syn. Eurybia sibirica Siberian aster, Arctic aster Z 3-9
Lavender daisies from late-summer into fall
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Lavender daisies from late-summer into fall, valuable for long-blooming and short size
Size: 6-10” x 15-24” Care: sun in well-drained, to moist well-drained, acidic soil
Native: NW US, Alaska, Canada, Arctic & Siberia
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesCollected by German plant hunter Johann Gmelin in Siberia before 1753
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Antirrhinum hispanicum ‘Roseum’ syn. A. glutinosum Perennial snapdragon, Spanish snapdragon Z 5-8
Rose pink, with yellow above the lower lip, snapdragon-shaped blooms in spring, repeats in fall. Fuzzy, silver-grey foliage
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Rose pink, with yellow above the lower lip, snapdragon-shaped blooms in spring and repeats in fall. Fuzzy, glaucous, silver-grey foliage. Excellent for places you want low-growing, drought tolerant flowers.
Size: 12” x 2’
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Spain & Morocco
Wildlife Value: deer resistant, attracts hummingbirdsDescribed in 1852 in Pugillus Plantarum Novarum Africae Borealis Hispaniaeque Australis
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Veronica allionii Alpine speedwell Z 2-9
Purple-blue spikes bloom from early to late summer
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Purple-blue spikes bloom from early to late summer
Size: 4-6” x 8-12”
Care: sun, moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: AlpsDescribed in 1779 in Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné
