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Regional Picks: Plants to Grow Together – Midwest
Midwest Plant This ‘Filifera Aurea’ false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifiera ‘Filifera Aurea’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide…
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Regional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Midwest
Midwest Red valerian (Centranthus ruber) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil I never see red valerian…
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Regional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Southern Plains
Southern Plains Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil If…
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Regional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives – Southern Plains
Invasive - Russian Olive (Elaegnus angustifolia) 1. Silver Buffaloberry Name: Shepherdia argentea USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6 Size: 8 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Mountain West
1. Overused: Burning Bush Alternative: Koreanspice viburnum Name: Eounymus alatus* Name: Viburnum carlesii Koreanspice viburnum Name: Viburnum carlesii USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall…
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Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Southeast
Epimedium Name: Epimedium spp. and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Filtered sun to light shade; moist to dry, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: Focal-Point Plants – Northwest
1. Paperbark Maple Name: Acer griseum USDA hardiness zones: 4 to 8 Size: 20 to 30 feet tall and wide (rounded crown) Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil…