The well-known daffodil is now available in single or double flower forms in various color combinations of yellow, white, apricot, cream, peach, red, or orange . Long used in forced pot culture, daffodils make attractive naturalized ... READ MORE
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Ipomea quamoclit Common Name(s): Cypress vine Cultivar(s): Alba , Cardinalis Category: Vines Comment: Delicate, fern-like foliage; seeds should be scarified and soaked in water for 12-24 hours to aid germination; needs good drainage but ... READ MORE
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These orchids are prized for their long-lasting sprays of flowers, used especially as cut flowers or for corsages in the spring. There are two main types of cymbidiums — standards and miniatures. Where summer nights are warm (above 70 F), ... READ MORE
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Cutleafed Coneflower Rudbeckia lancinata Common Name: cutleaf coneflower Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Zone: 3 to 9 Native Range: North America Garden ... READ MORE
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Cuban Buttercup Turneria ulmifolia Optimal Light: Sun Mature Height: 2ft-3ft Light Range: Full/Part Sun Mature Spread: 2ft-3ft Soil Moisture: Well-drained to Medium Soil Texture: Any Wildlife: Butterflies Salt ... READ MORE
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FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae GENUS: Codiaeum SPECIFIC EPITHET: variegatum CULTIVARS: 'Banana', 'Gold Dust', 'Mammy', 'Norma', 'Petra', 'Sunny Star' and many others. Crotons have been popular in tropical gardens for centuries. ... READ MORE
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The genus Crocosmia belongs to the Iris family (Iridaceae) and contains eleven or so species of cormous perennials, most of them native to southern and tropical Africa. A corm is a swollen stem base that is modified into ... READ MORE
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Crinum spp. This large, coarse-textured, upright rosette of broad, light green, 4-foot-long leaves is topped most of the year with great clusters of fragrant, spidery flowers . A fine specimen plant, Crinums also make excellent underplantings ... READ MORE
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Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Growth Habit: Perennial Height: 2 to 4 inches Zones: 3 to 10 Light: Full sun/part shade Bloom: Inconspicuous Family: Primulaceae Comments: Drought tolerant. Use as ground cover or ‘spiller’ ... READ MORE
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The dense, rapid growth of small, dark green, overlapping leaves on slender stems makes Creeping Fig a favorite vine to grow on walls where it lends a lacy pattern in its early stages of growth. It needs no support to adhere to a wall. As twigs ... READ MORE
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