Term
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Definition
-Geophyte
-Has tubers
-Used in beds/pots
-Tropical/Semitropical
-Grown for leaves, not flowers
-Grown in FL only
-Best to start in a greenhouse in very warm conditions ~80 F
-Different leaf forms, colors |
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Definition
-Multiple species have gone into breeding
-Initial breeding done in Japan
-Wide range of colors (besides blue)
-Low-growing
-Some of them prostrate
-Made available by cuttings
-Central America, Kenya, Ethiopia have specialized greenhouses
-Put in hanging baskets |
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Definition
-Semi-woody
-Annual bedding plant
-Invasive in FL
-Native to tropical Americans + Africa
-First bit of frost and dies
-Wide range of colors, lots of cultivars
-Luscious- a series name
-Food for white flies- a major pest |
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Definition
-DYC
-Fairly new genus
-Vegetatively propogated
-Finely divided leaves
-Yellow-orange flowers |
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Definition
-Tender in the North
-Perennials in CA
-Grown from seed
-F1 hybrida- inbred father + mother - hand pollinate
-Now lots of vegetative propagation
-3 main kinds- multi, milli, grandiflora
-Good in full sun |
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Definition
-Fairly new genus
-Spike inflorescence
-No spurs |
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Term
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Definition
-Good breeding in the last ten years
-Perennial in greenhouse
-Likes cool temperatures
-Vegetative propagation
-Two spurs |
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Term
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Definition
-Can find in white, pink, blue
-Works well for walkways, baskets
-Likes cool temperatures
-Full sun |
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Term
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Definition
-Many forms
-Lots of species in the genus
-Blue/purple color
-Can be fragrant in a good or bad way |
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Term
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Definition
-More popular in the past
-Zonation patters on the leaves - anthocyanins
-Need to be deadheaded
-Susceptible to viral/fungal diseases
-CVI- Culture Viral Indexing- makes sure the plants are free of diseases
-Native to South Africa
-Oedema disease- corky brown growth at the bottom of leaves, especially in greenhouses |
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Term
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Definition
-Milky sap
-Semi-tropical vine
-Lots of bright colors
-Loves heat and light
-Usually not used in a bed
-Can climb to ten ft high |
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Term
| Pennisetum glaucum 'Jade Princess" |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
-Native to South Africa
-Like it cool
-Vegetatively propagated
-Drop-off of flowering in the heat of the summer- heat delay |
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Term
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Definition
-Ground cover, somewhat prostrate
-Tropical/subtropical
-Native to South America
-Lots of colors
-White flies and spider mites like them |
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Term
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Definition
-Triangular stem
-Hollow stems, float
-Doesn't have to grow in water but likes it
-Can be propagated by division |
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Term
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Definition
-Not popular till the 90's
-Propagate by cuttings
-Swollen roots |
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Term
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Definition
-Fragment
-Edging plants, on walkways, borders
-Doesn't like warm temperatures
-Grows from seeds- must plant lots of them since the plant is tiny |
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Term
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Definition
-South African
-Tender perennial bulb
-Has to be brought inside for the winter, let it dry out
-Bigger bulbs- more likely to flower
-Can propagate by breaking apart the bulbs or by leaf cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Perennial, hardy
-Silver leaves, silver hairs
-An annual here
-Flowers close at night and in cloudy weather |
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Term
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Definition
-New in the industry
-Naturally more vegetative, bred to have more flowers
-Full sun, well drained soil |
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Term
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Definition
-Seen less than zonal geraniium
-Tends to trail, grow down
-Leaves look like ivy leaves
-Propagated by cuttings
-Whites, pinks, purples, reds |
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Term
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Definition
-Bright purple leaves, sometimes w. green
-Annual
-Grows readily from cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Rhizomatous
-Hard to overwinter
-Should be put in a combination container
-Lots of water needed |
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Term
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Definition
-Native to South America
-Grow from tubers
-Cut flowers
-Mostly poor garden plants |
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Term
| Caryopteris x clandonensis |
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Definition
-Undersides of leaves gray-white
-Butterfly magnets
-Late summer
-Full sun well drained soils
-Cut back in spring
-Propagate by terminal cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Very big
-Faint smell of anise
-Good for poor, dry soil
-Reseeds |
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Term
| Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' |
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Definition
-Purple speckling
-Cold hardy to zone 4
-Moist, well-drained soil
-Full sun/partial shade |
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Term
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Definition
-Native to South Africa
-Full sun
-Lots of water and fertilizer
-Bulbous
-Plant in early spring
-3 years to flower from seed |
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Term
| Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra |
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Definition
-Full sun moist soil
-Mid-summer to fall
-Border plant or cut flowers
-Propagate by division |
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Term
| Heliopsis helianthoides 'Asahi' |
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Definition
-Very long flowering season
-Propagate by division, cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Japanese beetles, sawflies
-Full sun, good air circulation, soil moisture |
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Term
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Definition
-Used in potpourri
-Good for edgings
-Full sun well-drained soil
-Prune in the spring
-Propagate by cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Container plant
-More showy
-Propagate by seed, cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Late summer, autumn
-Tall, may need support
-Bulbous
-Lily mosaic disease in bulbs |
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Term
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Definition
-Sterile, can't raise from seed
-Propagate by division
-Leaves pubescent |
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Term
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Definition
-Full sun
-Not heat tolerant
-Can get root rot in hot summer
-Powdery mildew- don't water overhead
-Root cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-August-September
-Acid pH soil
-Well drained soil full sun
Propagate by division, seed
-Aggressive |
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Term
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Definition
-Full sun
-Plants long-lived
-Low-maintenance
-Seldom need division, slow-growing
-Mark it in the garden |
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Term
| Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida |
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Definition
-Later-flowering
-Smaller leaves and flowers
-Colonies form rapidly
-High heat/humidity tolerance
-Propagate by seed/division/cuttings |
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Term
| Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' |
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Definition
-PPA plant
-Mid-late summer
-Full sun-part shade
-Low maintenance
-Attraacts butterflies and birds
-Drought tolerant |
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Term
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' |
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Definition
-Native Illinois-Texas
-Average to moist soils
-Full sun part shade
-Division, cuttings |
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Term
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Definition
-Few nurseries have
-Cool damp soil
-New leaves used to flavor food and drinks |
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Term
| Sedum spectabile 'Herbstfreude' |
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Definition
-Propagated by cuttings or division
-Full sun well drained soil
-Shade causes topple |
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Term
| Sedum spectabile 'Matrona' |
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Definition
-Late summer, fall
-Propagate by division, cuttings |
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Term
| Silphium terebinthinaceum |
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Definition
-Tall
-Native to US prairies
-Full sun
-Little care needed
-Can flop from too much water
-Propagate by seed, division |
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Term
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Definition
-Native to US prairies
-Propagate by seed, division |
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Term
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Definition
-Full sun
-Late summer, early fall
-Can shear back in summer
-Propagate by division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Butterfly magnet
-Late summer
-Cut flowers
-Full sun
-Propagate by seed, cuttings, division |
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Term
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Definition
-Partial shade
-Leaves bleach w/ too much sun
-Infrequent dividing
-Deep root system |
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Term
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Definition
-Stoloniferous
-Can spread rapidly
-Ground cover
-Beware buglelawn
-Late spring |
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Term
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Definition
-Ground cover
-Moist shady areas
-Dense pubescence
-Propagate by seed, division
-Spring |
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Term
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Definition
-Woodland species native to Mediterranean
-New foliage in fall, green in winter
-Propagate by division |
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Term
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Definition
-Large
-Early summer
-Dioecious
-Part shade, moist soils
-Likes it cooler |
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Term
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Definition
-Ground cover
-Very hardy
-Moist, shady |
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Term
|
Definition
-Shady, moist areas
-Early to mid summer
-Early spring division |
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Term
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Definition
-3 ft. tall +
-Moist cool conditions
-from China
-Rough texture to leaves
-Partial shade
-Division or seed |
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Term
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Definition
-Spread rapidly
-Cool moist shady areas
-Division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Grown for foliage
-Full sun
-Propagate by division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Fall
-Flowers before foliage which lasts into the winter
-Partial shade
-Soil amended w/ lime
-Corm rot |
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Term
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Definition
-Some evergreen
-Tough leathery leaves
-Compete well w/ tree roots
-Tolerate heavy shade
-Clip foliage to the ground in spring
-From Europe, China, Japan |
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Term
| Gentiana clausa 'True Blue' |
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Definition
-Moist rich soils
-Partial shade
-Flowers never full open
-Native |
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Term
|
Definition
-Japan
-1 ft tall
-Spreads by stolons
-Tolerates shade
-Good fall/winter color
-Slow growers |
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Term
|
Definition
-Early spring
-Shade
-Cut back leaves in spring
-Flowers last long |
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Term
|
Definition
-Shade
-Cold tolerant
-Leaf nematode
-Propagate by division, tissue culture |
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Term
|
Definition
-Partial shade
-Moisture
-Cool summers
-Propagate by division but not often |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native
-Hummingbirds
-Manure or peat moss needed
-Partial shade |
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Term
|
Definition
-Late Summer
-Native
-Moisture and partial shade
-Should be divided every few years
-Propagate by seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native
-Propagate by division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Some native
-Black, shiny berries
-Rhizome
-Shade
-Propagate by division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Some native
-Black, shiny berries
-Rhizome
-Shade
-Propagate by division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Some native
-Black, shiny berries
-Rhizome
-Shade
-Propagate by division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Partial to full shade
-Consistent moisture, well drained soils
-Mid spring flowering
-Division in fall or terminal or root cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native to China/Japan
-Large
-Permanent moist soil or leaves crisp and get marginal burn
-Seldom division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native
-Runs
-Stoloniferous
-Ground cover
-Mid spring
-Cool site with lots OM
-Division in spring |
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Term
|
Definition
-Late summer
-Warts on backside of flower
-Moist shady areas
-Division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-Central to South America
-Full sun or light shade
-Tolerates heat
-Turns black w/ frost
-Seeds
-Whiteflies |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-All colors but blue
-Full sun moist well drained soil
-Root/stem/crown rot in wet soils
-Whiteflies/aphids/mites |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-Spreads by thick rhizomes
-Tolerant of wet areas
-Store rhizomes during the winter
-Division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Alkaloids
-Very heat tolerant, intolerant of cooler areas- gets yellow leaves
-Root rot
-Seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-Cut flowers
-Tolerant of drought, heat, humidity
-Don't do well in cold
-Seed
-Full sun |
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Term
|
Definition
-Tropics
-Back of the border
-Full sun
-Thorns
-Self-seeds |
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Term
|
Definition
-Tropical
-Edible tuber
-Tender to frost
-Can be stored over winter
-Not susceptible to deer
-Division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Can be grown in any zone but must be protected
-Full sun moisture little wind
-Division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native to South America
-Annual here
-Leaves smell
-Full sun part shade well drained soil
-Seed |
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Term
| Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' |
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Definition
-Africa
-Annual
-Full sun
-Divide, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-South Africa
-Cuttings
-Used for foliage
-Very cold sensitive |
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Term
|
Definition
-Deadheading needed to control fungus
-Spider mites, Japanese beetles, stem rots, leaf spots |
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Term
|
Definition
-Powdery mildew
-Root/terminal cuttings in the spring
-Seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-Full sun
-Smaller leaves and flowers
-Yellow orange
-Resistance to powdery mildew
-Seed |
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Term
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Definition
-Annual
-Full sun well drained soil
-Powdery mildew
-Seed
-Japanese beetles
-Root stem rots- good air circulation, dry weather help
-Drip irrigation |
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Term
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Definition
-Late summer/fall
-Pink/purple/white
-Single/double
-Light shade
-Moist well drained soil
-Leaves crisp if too dry
-Invasive through rhizomes
-Division/root cuttings |
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Term
| Begonia semperflorens-cultorum |
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Definition
-Annual
-Succulent leaves
-Lots of breeding
-Monoecious
-Moist well drained soil
-Needs feeding
-Tropics of South America
-Propagation by seed |
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Term
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Definition
-Mid-late summer
-Southeast US mountains
-Full sun partial shade
-Border plants
-Division, cuttings |
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Term
| Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
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Definition
-Australia
-Petals are dried
-Hot dry conditions
-Cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Late spring best, but also into summer
-Wall plant
-Part shade
-Alkaline soil
-Green throughout the summer
-Propagate by seed |
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Term
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Definition
-Tender tuberous root that must be dug in the fall, replant in spring
-Mid summer till frost
-1-5 ft
-Full sun well drained moist soil
-Cut flowers
-Make sure tuber piece has eye before dividing |
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Term
|
Definition
-Africa
-Shade annual
-All shades but blue/yellow
-Explosive seed capsules
-Seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-New Guinea
-More sun tolerant
-Larger flowers
-Container/bed plant
-Moist well drained soil
-Cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Partial shade
-Moisture
-Cool sites
-Mid-late summer |
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Term
|
Definition
-Half-hardy
-Annual
-White/blue/purple
-Heat tolerant
-Mexico
-Few pests/diseases
-Seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual
-Hybrids give many colors
-Moist well drained soil
-Afternoon shade
-Hummingbirds
-Fertilize
-Seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Semi-woody
-Summer annual
-South America
-Tip cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Annual here
-Grown for foliage, coarse to fine leaves
-Edging, separates colors
-Seed, cuttings |
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Term
| Solenostemon scutellarioides |
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Definition
-Foliage
-Ground or containers
-Seed, cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Mid/late summer
-Leaves pubescent
-Full sun dry soil
-Moisture makes plants soft
-Good cut and dried flower
-Spring division
-Summer cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Spreader
-Falls over
-Best in naturalized areas
-Aromatic
-Full sun well drained soil |
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Term
|
Definition
-A biennial but behaves as a perennial
-All colors except blue
-July/August
-Full sun well drained soil
-Drought tolerant
-Staking needed in windy areas
-Hollyhock rust/Japanese beetles
-Propagate by seed |
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Term
| Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizho' |
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Definition
-Used for foliage and flowers
-Flowers late summer to fall
-Background plant, cut flowers
-Division, cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Full sun
-Grown in a range of soils
-Border plant or dried flowers
-Midsummer
-Seed propagation, blooms second year |
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Term
| Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' |
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Definition
-Native to central US
-Full sun
-Fall border plant
-4 ft tall
-Divide in fall spring |
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Term
|
Definition
-Flowers much of summer
-Deadhead
-Likes cooler areas
-Alkaline well drained soils
-Border/natural area
-Full sun |
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Term
|
Definition
-Full sun average moisture
-Can cut back in summer for fall flowers
-Tough |
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Term
|
Definition
-Self-sow
-Not winter hardy
-Deadhead
-Long flowering season, short-lived plant |
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Term
|
Definition
-Moist sites
-Alkaline soil
-Full sun partial shade
-Leaf edges crisp if dry
-Long-lived
-Seeds need stratification treatment |
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Term
|
Definition
-Hairy
-Full sun well drained soil
-Winter wetness fatal |
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Term
|
Definition
-Fully hardy
-Long-lived
-Rich well drained soil full sun
-Loves heat
-Deep roots
-US native |
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Term
|
Definition
-Full sun
-Moist, even boggy soils
-Can be container plant
-Seed propagation |
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Term
|
Definition
-Africa
-Mulch in winter
-Tie leaves around the bud to protect
-Full sun very well drained soil
-Division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Full sun
-Flowers open top-down
-Good cut flower
-Support maybe
-Avoid soggy areas in winter
-Tolerates heat |
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Term
|
Definition
-Summer
-Full sun moist soils
-Aggressive |
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Term
|
Definition
-Spreads
-Invasive in moist sites and difficult to get rid of
-Division, cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Early,mid summer
-Well drained moist sites
-Can be invasive
-Spring or fall division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Full sun
-Some cultivars sterile
-Mid/late summer |
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Term
|
Definition
-Underside of leaves white
-Full sun moist soil
-Invasive
-Rhizomes |
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Term
|
Definition
-Mildew
-Moist to wet area
-Full sun to part shade
-Invasive
-Division 2-3 years
-Hummingbirds and butterflies
-Cuttings, division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native prairie species
-Full sun
-Mid summer
-Tall
-Seed/root cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Early summer till frost
-Deadhead
-Full sun well drained soil
-Cool summers |
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Term
|
Definition
-SE US native
-Well drained soil full sun part shade
-Mulch to prevent freeze, thaw cycles |
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Term
|
Definition
-July-August
-Division, rhizome pieces |
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Term
| Agastache sp. 'Blue Fortune' |
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Definition
-NA native
-Late Summer
-Full sun
-Bees/hummingbirds/butterflies
-Cuttings, division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Sub shrub that dies to the ground
-Cut flower
-Cuttings
-Full sun |
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Term
|
Definition
-Corm, dig them up for winter
-Mid/late summer
-Full sun moist well drained soil
-Overcrowding reduces flowering
-South Africa |
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Term
|
Definition
-US prairie native
-Full sun well drained soil
-Drought and heat resistant |
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Term
|
Definition
-Good for dry sites
-Spines
-Bees
-July August
-Likes it cooler though tolerates heat
-Cut, dried flowers
-Seed, division/root cuttings in spring |
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Term
|
Definition
-Self-seeds
-Invasive in warmer areas
-Fall flowering
-Low maintenance
-Full sun |
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Term
| Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' |
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Definition
-Mid to late summer
-Full sun average soil
-Cut back in spring
-Division
-East Asia |
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Term
|
Definition
-PPA plant
-MId summer to fall
-Full sun well drained soil
-Perhaps staking
-Cut back in spring
-Tip cuttings |
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Term
|
Definition
-Well drained soil full sun
-Tolerates dry soil
-Too much moisture, rotting
-Little care
-Division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Non-spreading
-Good for fall color
-Full sun
-Some seeds sterile
-Dried flower |
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Term
|
Definition
-Invasive
-Easily killed w/ Roundup
-Useful in poor areas
-Full sun partial shade
-No diseases or insects
-Division |
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Term
| Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d'Anjou' |
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Definition
-Ok in the north, not in the south
-No propagation because it is patented |
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Term
| Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d'Anjou' |
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Definition
-Ok in the north, not in the south
-No propagation because it is patented |
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Term
|
Definition
-Native
-Late summer to fall
-Breeding makes shorter more compact plants for the border
-Cut flower
-Full sun part shade
-Range of soils
-Division, seed |
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Term
|
Definition
-Mid late summer
-Full sun part shade
-Don't tolerate wet feet
-Cool nights key
-Slow-growing
-Poisonous |
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Term
|
Definition
-Corm, over-winters
-Hysteranthous growth, leaves in spring
-Doesn't need soil or water
-Plant by late summer
-Beaten back by rain
-Part shade full sun
-Well drained soil |
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Term
|
Definition
-Ground cover
-Moisture better
-Lots of cultivars |
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|
Term
| Matteuccia struthiopteris |
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Definition
-Moisture
-Cooler northern climates
-Native
-Shade
-Rhizomes
-Large colonies |
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Term
| Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ |
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Definition
-PPA plant
-Moist humous rich soil
-Leaves scorch if dry
-Japan
-Spring division |
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Term
|
Definition
-Siberia
-Early spring
-Rosette of leaves
-Leaves tough and hairy
-Moist soil partial shade
-Root cuttings, division, seed, tissue culture |
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