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Calla Lily - Regal

Calla Lily - Regal

The Calla Lily Regal, ‘Zantedeschia’, a spring planted tuber, produces wonderful purple colored flowers. The flower is trumpet like in form and has a waxy texture. Calla Lilies are also know as pig lilies. The Calla Lily has sword-shaped leaves which are formed at the end of celery-like stalks. The leaves are heart-shaped and are a rich, dark green color that may be speckled. The Calla Lilly makes an excellent cut flower and are great container plants.

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Holly - Winter Red

Winter Red Winterberry, ‘Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’, is a female selection that has abundant, large bright red fruit that persist into the winter, which are excellent food for birds. The dark green foliage turns a shiny bronze color in fall. Winterberries are the “queens” of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You’ll need both male and female plants to produce fruits and Red Winterberry requires Ilex ‘Southern Gentleman’ for pollination and berry production. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, the Winter Red Winterberry shrub reaches 6-8 feet in height and width. It is one of the best plants for fall and winter color.

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Ranunculus - Red

Ranunculus - Red

The Ranunculus Red, ‘Ranunculaceae’, a spring planted corm, produces lovely red flowers. Ranunculus are great for borders, beds, container plants, and cut flowers. They begin to bloom in early summer and go for weeks. Place them in well drained soil.

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Calla Lily - Black Eyed Beauty Hybrid

The Calla Lily Black Eyed Beauty Hybrid, ‘Zantedeschia’, a spring planted tuber, produces wonderful yellow flowers with lightly splotched foliage. The flower is trumpet like in form and has a waxy texture. Calla Lilies are also know as pig lilies. The Calla Lily has sword-shaped leaves which are formed at the end of celery-like stalks. The leaves are heart-shaped and are a rich, dark green color that may be speckled. The Calla Lilly makes an excellent cut flower and are great container plants.

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Morning Glory - Heavenly Blue

The Morning Glory Heavenly Blue, ‘Ipomoea tricolor’, has glorious 4 to 5 inch sky blue flowers. They are called morning glory because blooms open in the cool of the morning. During the fall, flowers open all day. The flowers of the Heavenly Morning Glory are 4 to 5 inches wide and are sky blue with a white throat.. They will bloom from summer until fall frost.The Heavenly Blue Morning Glory does not like to dry out, so water frequently. Morning glories seem to bloom earlier and with more blooms when they are constricted to a pot. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. Plants started too early are less vigorous than those started later. This excellent vine will cover fences and trellises, grow as ground cover, or hang in large baskets or pots.

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Dahlia - Cactus - Ambition

Dahlia - Cactus - Ambition

The Cactus Dahlia Ambition, ‘Dahlia’, a spring planted tuberous root, produces endless supplies of purple, 6 inch flowers all summer long. The Cactus Dahlia take their name from their unusual pointed, narrow petals. Dahlia’s are ideal for cut flowers, borders, containers, and massings. They tend to bloom for long periods and few plants offer as much variety and showy flowers as the Dahlia. They do best in well drained, humus rich soils.

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Calla Lily - Regal

The Calla Lily Regal, ‘Zantedeschia’, a spring planted tuber, produces wonderful purple colored flowers. The flower is trumpet like in form and has a waxy texture. Calla Lilies are also know as pig lilies. The Calla Lily has sword-shaped leaves which are formed at the end of celery-like stalks. The leaves are heart-shaped and are a rich, dark green color that may be speckled. The Calla Lilly makes an excellent cut flower and are great container plants.

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Geranium - Americana- Pink

Geranium Americana Pink, Geranium ‘Americana Pink’ PP#12,944, is one of the best pink colored Geraniums on the market. Like the other Americanas, this variety has excellent landscape performance and a well branched plant structure. Geraniums are a favorite bedding and container plant and are grown in almost every region of the country. These plants have succulent leaves and stems and they are commonly called garden geraniums or zonal geraniums. They are excellent in containers of all types from small pots to large tubs to window boxes and combine well with other plants such as petunias and ivies. Geraniums are one of your best choices for use in hanging baskets. This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.

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Calla Lily - Lavender Gem

Calla Lily - Lavender Gem

The Calla Lily Lavender Gem, ‘Zantedeschia’, a spring planted tuber, produces wonderful lavender colored flowers. The flower is trumpet like in form and has a waxy texture. Calla Lilies are also know as pig lilies. The Calla Lily has sword-shaped leaves which are formed at the end of celery-like stalks. The leaves are heart-shaped and are a rich, dark green color that may be speckled. The Calla Lilly makes an excellent cut flower and are great container plants.

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Coleus - Velvet Lime

Coleus - Velvet Lime

The Coleus Velvet Lime, ‘Coleus hybrid’, has a velvety sheen on burgundy leaves with olive green margins. These new, bigger, sun loving varieties have revolutionized contanier gardening. The brilliant colors explode in sunny locations. Coleus plants ar

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Calla Lily - Solar Flare

The Calla Lily Solar Flare, ‘Zantedeschia’, a spring planted tuber, produces wonderful bright yellow colored flowers with lightly splotched foliage. The flower is trumpet like in form and has a waxy texture. Calla Lilies are also know as pig lilies. The Calla Lily has sword-shaped leaves which are formed at the end of celery-like stalks. The leaves are heart-shaped and are a rich, dark green color that may be speckled. The Calla Lilly makes an excellent cut flower and are great container plants.

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