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ArticleRegional Picks: Plants That Glow – Southern Plains
Southern Plains 1. Dolce® ‘Silver Gumdrops’ Heuchera Name: Heuchera ‘Silver Gumdrops’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 6 to 8 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches…
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DesignRegional Picks: Best Natives – Northeast
Incorporating native plants into your landscape design is an easy way to help support your local wildlife. Native plants support native insects. If we keep our native insect populations healthy…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Fast-Filling Plants – Southern Plains
1. 'Firewitch' Cheddar Pink Name: Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewatch' USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 1 foot tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; loose, well-drained soil With gorgeous foliage, showy blooms,…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Water-Wise Plants – Mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic 1. Glossy Abelia Name: Abelia × grandiflora Usda Hardiness Zone: 6 to 10 Size: Up to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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ArticleRegional Picks : Water-Wise Plants – Northeast
Northeast 1. ‘Millenium’ Ornamental Onion Name: Allium × ‘Millenium’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 12 to 18 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil ‘Millenium’ is good-looking and…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This With That—Midwest
1. Japanese beech fern Name: Thelypteris decursive-pinnata USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8 Size: Up to 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; fertile, moist soil A…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Large-Leaved Perennials – Northwest
1. Fairy Wings Epimedium Name: Epimedium wushanense USDA hardiness zones: 6 to 9 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade; fertile, moist, well-drained soil…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plants for Dry Shade – Northeast
Bigroot geranium Name: Geranium macrorrhizum USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: Up to 18 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Alternatives to Troublesome Plants – Midwest
Troublesome Plant - European privet (Ligustrum vulgare) 1. ‘Conoy’ Burkwood Viburnum Name: Viburnum × burkwoodii ‘Conoy’ USDA hardiness zones: 5 to 8 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 7…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Big Blooms That Don’t Flop – Southwest
1. Prickly Poppy Name: Argemone spp. and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11 Size: 18 to 36 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; lean, sandy soil Prickly poppy…
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