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======Flowers & Trees=== | ======Flowers & Trees=== | ||
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+ | ===IM083 Midnight Candy === | ||
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+ | With the setting sun the 'night phlox' opens up tilling the garden, patio or conservatory with a delicious and powerful fragrance that gives the air, particularly on a warm evening, a tropical aroma. Easy to grow, sow this Zaluzianskya a little in many places, where you walk or sit in the garden. A wonderful annual plant growing 24" tall and blooming in 12 weeks from seed. | ||
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===BM01 Night Blooming Jasmine=== | ===BM01 Night Blooming Jasmine=== | ||
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Prune hard after flowering to maintain size. You will have to trim it back after it flowers and upgrade the pot size a few times while it is growing. They should not be grown in pots forever, but new plants can be started easily from cuttings if the plant gets too big and old. As is true with many plants, some parts of the plant are poisonous. | Prune hard after flowering to maintain size. You will have to trim it back after it flowers and upgrade the pot size a few times while it is growing. They should not be grown in pots forever, but new plants can be started easily from cuttings if the plant gets too big and old. As is true with many plants, some parts of the plant are poisonous. | ||
+ | ===3353 Fragrant Butterfly Bush=== | ||
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+ | Fragrant, shades of pink, purple, white, first year flowers in summer, the cornerstone of a butterfly garden. Perennial to zone 5. Grows about 4 feet tall. | ||
- | === D2980 Flame of the Forest === | + | Want a guaranteed butterfly and hummingbird magnet? Or, one of the most fragrant of shrubs? Plant a buddleia |
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- | It is called | + | This fast-growing, |
- | ===D4509 Weeping Ficus === | + | ===TRM887 Butterfly Hybrids=== |
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- | One of the most recognizable house plants grown today. Very economical | + | This mix includes shrubs that will produce blooms in shades |
- | ===D5147 Schefflera ( Octopus Plant, Umbrella Plant )=== | + | If left unpruned shrubs can reach 7-10 feet and will produce long honey-scented blooms that resemble lilacs throughout summer. |
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- | One of the most common shrubs used for house plants because of its easy to care for habits, very tolerant | + | Attractive |
- | ===IM083 Midnight Candy === | + | =====Flowering Trees=== |
- | {{http:// | + | === D2980 Flame of the Forest |
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- | With the setting sun the 'night phlox' opens up tilling the garden, patio or conservatory with a delicious | + | It is called |
===IP152 African Tulip Tree === | ===IP152 African Tulip Tree === | ||
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Moisture: These trees grow best with plenty of moisture, but will shed their leaves and endure drought. | Moisture: These trees grow best with plenty of moisture, but will shed their leaves and endure drought. | ||
- | The smooth gray bark provides a beautiful background for the brilliant red flowers of the African tuliptree. Usage African tuliptrees are grown for shade, color and tropical effects. The wood is difficult to burn, so the tree is also valuable for fire resistant landscaping. The wood has been used for blacksmith' | + | The smooth gray bark provides a beautiful background for the brilliant red flowers of the African tuliptree. Usage African tuliptrees are grown for shade, color and tropical effects. The wood is difficult to burn, so the tree is also valuable for fire resistant landscaping. The wood has been used for blacksmith' |
Features This is one of the world' | Features This is one of the world' | ||
- | ==3324 Cape Lilac === | + | ===3324 Cape Lilac === |
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A beautiful tree from South Africa, suitable for both the domestic garden and big landscapes. It is fast growing, beautiful in flower and has an attractive growth form. The flowers are rich in nectar and attract many insects and birds. | A beautiful tree from South Africa, suitable for both the domestic garden and big landscapes. It is fast growing, beautiful in flower and has an attractive growth form. The flowers are rich in nectar and attract many insects and birds. | ||
Cape Lilac has beautiful, sweetly scented, pea-shaped flowers in dense terminal sprays about 4 inches long. The flowers are produced in profusion in spring, flowers are pale pink or pinky-white to white. | Cape Lilac has beautiful, sweetly scented, pea-shaped flowers in dense terminal sprays about 4 inches long. The flowers are produced in profusion in spring, flowers are pale pink or pinky-white to white. | ||
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===HM143 Ylang Ylang Tree=== | ===HM143 Ylang Ylang Tree=== | ||
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- | ===3353 Fragrant Butterfly Bush=== | ||
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- | Fragrant, shades of pink, purple, white, first year flowers in summer, the cornerstone of a butterfly garden. Perennial to zone 5. Grows about 4 feet tall. | ||
- | Want a guaranteed butterfly and hummingbird magnet? Or, one of the most fragrant of shrubs? Plant a buddleia (butterfly bush). | ||
- | This fast-growing, | ||
- | ===TRM887 Butterfly Hybrids=== | + | =====Trees=== |
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- | This mix includes shrubs | + | ===D4509 Weeping Ficus === |
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+ | One of the most recognizable house plants grown today. Very economical and easy to grow from seed and easy to care for. A fast growing plant that can become a centerpiece. | ||
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+ | ===D5147 Schefflera ( Octopus Plant, Umbrella Plant )=== | ||
+ | {{http:// | ||
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+ | One of the most common shrubs used for house plants because of its easy to care for habits, very tolerant to low light, dry spells | ||
- | If left unpruned shrubs can reach 7-10 feet and will produce long honey-scented blooms that resemble lilacs throughout summer. | ||
- | Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, |