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The Zinnia Profusion Fire, ‘Zinnia hybrida’, is one of the easiest annuals to grow, and attract butterflies to the garden! These bushy plants are simply smothered nonstop all season with cheerful, 2-inch daisy-formed blooms. They are ideal for mass plantings or containers! It’s no wonder Profusion Fire (and its sister, Cherry!) won the AAS Gold Medal Flower Award–the first flowers to receive this prestigious award in a decade! The most highly-decorated landscaping Zinnia ever grown, Profusion remains the ONLY choice for an extra-early, extra-long, extra-colorful summer season of bloom!

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Montaigne Lilac, Syringa vulgaris ‘Montaigne’, is an upright growing, French Hybrid Lilac with double, soft lilac-pink flowers in May. It displays an excellent, clean, dark green summer foliage. This strong, long lived, early flowering shrub prefers full sun, good drainage and air circulation. If one removes flowers as they fade, as well as older wood and suckers, it will improve the plants appearance and flower production. Montaigne can be used in many situations, including shrub borders, informal hedges and perennial borders. It is a good bloomer and grows 10-12 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide. Being very showy and extremely fragrant, it makes a wonderful screen or border specimen.

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The Delphinium Pacific Giant Blend, ‘Delphinium elatum’, is one of the most breathtaking plants you can grow in your garden. The Pacific Giant Blend is statuesque and spectacular in color. The tall and closely packed, large, well formed blossoms appear in colors of pink, violet, and many shades of blue. The Delphinium blooms from late spring into early summer and they bloom for 3 to 6 weeks.The Pacific Giant Delphinium prefers full sun and rich, moist, well drained soil. When flowers begin to fade , cut back the stalks and fertilize immediately. A second set of spikes may occur and bloom in late summer or early fall. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date or as late as 2 months before the first fall frost. Pacific Giants make great cut flowers and a background for flower beds.

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The Daffodil ‘Golden Bells’, ‘Narcissi cyclamineus’, a fall planted bulb, is a very unique daffodil for the early spring garden. It is beautiful and robust, with a true bell shaped trumpet and narrow golden yellow petals on the base of the bill. Golden Bells is a good naturalizer. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in very early spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders.Golden Bells bulbs, once planted, can remain in the ground for many years. They will multiply and produce the most abundant flowering results in the 2nd and 3rd year. If necessary, very large clumps of bulbs can be lifted as soon as the leaves wither and can then be divided and replanted as soon as possible. After flowering, let the leaves yellow before cutting them back. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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The Daffodil ‘Bell Song’, ‘Narcissi jonquilla’, a fall planted bulb, is a delicate beauty for the front of the border, in pots or in the rock garden. It is a free-flowering miniature with a salmon-pink cup and an icy-white perianth. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in very early spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders.Bell Song bulbs, once planted, can remain in the ground for many years. They will multiply and produce the most abundant flowering results in the 2nd and 3rd year. If necessary, very large clumps of bulbs can be lifted as soon as the leaves wither, and then they can be divided and replanted as soon as possible. After flowering, let the leaves yellow before cutting them back. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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The Daylily Daring Deception, Hemerocallis ‘Daring Deception’, has beautiful dark purple centers with light pink petals and dark green semi-evergreen foliage. Daring Deception will bloom from early to mid summer and is a constant rebloomer. It can survive harsh conditions that many other plants can not and prefers full sun for the best performance.Daylilies are some of the easiest plants to grow and are a good choice for any gardener. The will grow in almost any soil and handle drought to wet soil conditions. Use for stand alone plantings, edging, in borders or in mixed containers and tubs.

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The Butterfly Plant A. Incarnata Ice Ballet, ‘Asclepias’, displays snow white flowers. It is a beacon for butterflies and a low care perennial. Excellent for borders, as tall ground cover or for cut flowers. This plant is one of the most attractive plants for butterfly gardens; as a nectar source. It is also utilized by monarch butterflies for egg-laying. Its beautiful clusters of pink flowers begin blooming in early summer and last well into fall. It prefers to be planted in full sun and needs well drained soil. Use in mass plantings, as a border plant, or as a tall ground cover. Excellent for use in dried flower arrangements.

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The Daffodil ‘Quail’, ‘Narcissi jonquilla’, a fall planted bulb, is a delicate beauty for the front of the border, in pots or in the rock garden. It is a free-flowering miniature with dark yellow almost orangish colored cups. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in very early spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders.Quail bulbs, once planted, can remain in the ground for many years. They will multiply and produce the most abundant flowering results in the 2nd and 3rd year. If necessary, very large clumps of bulbs can be lifted as soon as the leaves wither, and then they can be divided and replanted as soon as possible. After flowering, let the leaves yellow before cutting them back. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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The Allium ‘Mt. Everest’, ‘Allium Hybrid’, a fall planted ornamental onion bulb, will produce creamy white flowers. This tall Allium hybrid produces large 6″ spheres of creamy white flowers - like giant snowballs. The plants are vigorous and the flowers are long-lasting. They are great for ornamental value and widely used for both landscape and cut flower purposes. The blooms are pleasantly fragrant and this plant is an easy and prolific addition to the garden. Plant in groups of ten or more for an eye catching focal point. Alliums prefer to be dry during their dormancy. The Allium Mt. Everest is ideal for mass plantings, borders, and cut flowers. These plants are rabbit, squirrel, and deer resistant. Mt. Everest has a bloom period of about 3 weeks and they bloom in late spring to early summer.

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The Prairie Mallows Else Heugh, ‘Sidalcea’, is a 2 to 4 foot-tall perennial that bears showy spikes of 2-inch-wide pink frilled flowers. Great cottage-garden plant that has the look of mini Hollyhocks, but not the dominating height or aggressive self-seeding. Long blooming seasons makes this a favorite in a mixed perennial border. Slender and upright, the prairie mallow is not extravagantly showy, but it’s pretty enough in sunny beds. It has generous blooms, flowering for weeks in midsummer; naturalizes easily. It has average water needs but don’t overwater. They require partial shade. You’ll love the long-flowering plants in your summer garden. This is an old-fashioned flower that everyone loves.

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The Daffodil ‘Spellbinder’, ‘Narcissi trumpet’, a fall planted bulb, is an exquisite bi-color! Hybridized in the 1940s, this enchantress has huge flowers which open yellow and mature into a bewitching chartreuse-yellow; while the frilly, flared trumpet turns creamy-white. The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in mid spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders.Spellbinder Daffodil bulbs, once planted, can remain in the ground for many years. They will multiply and produce the most abundant flowering results in the 2nd and 3rd year. If necessary, very large clumps of bulbs can be lifted as soon as the leaves wither, and then they can be divided and replanted as soon as possible. After flowering, let the leaves yellow before cutting them back. The plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

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The Marigold Inca II Yellow, ‘Tagetes erecta’, is an African Marigold that grows to 12 to 14 inches in height. It can bloom up to 7 days earlier than other types with large 4 to 5 inch blooms on strong stems. The Inca II marigolds are sure to stand out and be a major attraction of your flower beds. This Marigold produces enormous double flowers in vibrant shades of gold and yellow. They begin to bloom early and continue all suumer long until frost. These sturdy plants are abslutely great for massing in sunny beds and borders.

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Lavender Chiffon Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodone’ (PP12,619), has large, single lavender flowers adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom that bloom in late summer It is beautiful for use in a mixed container to create a dramatic focal point. This great large shrub can be used for landscapes and the young plants can be used in containers, but will need to be moved to the landscape as they mature. It becomes an incredible plant when pruned into a small tree. Lavender Chiffon grows in any soil unless it is either really wet or dry. This deciduous shrub grows with an, prefers full sun, and reaches 8-10 feet in height.

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