Head turners for your garden by Nancy Brachey
Knight Ridder Newspapers surveys perennials that add standout color and texture. Cardoon, Japanese anemone, globe thistle, crocosmia, Patrinia, Mexican bush sage, and other bold varieties offer dramatic foliage and late season blooms for resilient mixed borders.
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By Nancy Brachey
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Cardoon
Echinops Ritro
Achillea
Lucifer
Patrinia
Queen Anne
Annuals Return In Style With Bright New Hybrids
Proven Winners unveils 21 new hybrids for spring including Sundaze daisylike bracteanthas in multiple colors, Symphony Series Orange osteospermum, and enhanced Surfinia petunias. Terra Cotta pink and Orchid Pink editions join heat tolerant, blooming varieties. Web site details ideas for container planting.
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Provenwinners.com
Voodoo lily blooms in midwinter from a naked tuber
The voodoo lily flowers reliably in winter without soil, sending a 5-foot stalk topped by an eerie plum-purple skirt. The strong odor attracts carrion insects for pollination, then leaves grow in spring to feed the tuber, which must be stored indoors until warm soil returns.
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New York Botanical Garden
Sumatra
Hugo de Vries
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Voodoo
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Planters Topiaries Tropicals Tools
Garden Center
New York
Paul Ritza
McCon Att
Briggs & Stratton Quantum
Nebraska Terrace
Ottawa
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