Rumex sanguineus ssp. sanguineus Bloody dock Z 5-8

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  Spikes of cobalt blue hooded blooms September – October       POISON

  Size: 24-36”x 10”
  Care: part shade in moist soil
  Native: No. Japan, E. Russia, Korea, China
  Wildlife Value: Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies.

  The name Aconitum is from the mythical hill Aconitus in Pontica where Hercules fought with Cerberus.  Philip Miller in The Gardener’s Dictionary (1768) wrote that the name Aconitum comes from Greek word for dart “because the Barbarians used to daub their darts therewith.” The Monkshood reputedly sprang from the jaws of Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld.  In China called “bao ye wo tou.”  Wm. Robinson considered this one of the best monkshoods.  Collected before 1820.

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  In colder areas grow as annual
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  Size: 3-4’ x 3-4’
  Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Cut off flowers immediately after flowering to bring on new foliage, gorgeous into late fall.
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  The leaf stems, blanched, are also edible. Bridgemen, The Young Gardeners Assistant (1847)
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• Aster sibiricus syn. Eurybia sibirica Siberian aster, Arctic aster Z 3-9

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• Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain Zinnia SUBSHRUB Z. 4-9

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  Profuse golden yellow flowers from July through fall, slow to emerge in spring so don’t prematurely assume it’s gone. Very sweet yellow blooms over long period of time.

  Size: 4-6”x 12-15”
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