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Daisy, Brightside This selection produces large pure white blossoms with disease resistant foliage. Blooms late Spring through Summer. Division can be done in either Spring or Fall and is recommended.
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Daisy, Silver Kisses Mat forming perennial with fern type foliage. The white daisy-like flowers have red on the reverse side of the petals, making a pretty bloom even when closed. Flowers close in the evening and when cloudy. Heat tolerant.
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Daisy, Silver Princess Silver Princess is a dwarf Shasta Daisy. In spring, remove all dead foliage and cut back to basal foliage in fall. Regular watering and cutting keeps the flowers coming all summer long. Division can be done in the spring and is recommended every 2-3 years.
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Daisy, Snow Lady The delightful white flowers begin blooming in June and continue for several months if deadheaded. These cheery perennials will mix well into any sunny garden spot.
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Dianthus, Siberian Blue Tight mounds of bluish evergreen foliage literally erupt into a sea of mauve-blue in late spring. These fringed favorites are the closest yet to a true blue Dianthus and a real asset to edging, borders, rockeries and containers. An outstanding performer that lasts for many, many years.
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Dusty Miller Uniform, neat 12 inch mounding plants with attractive, finely cut, silvery-white foliage are excellent choices for the front of borders or in containers. Beautiful when mass planted. They can also be used to provide an interesting contrast to green leaf bedding plants.
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Hollyhock, Peaches n Dreams Double, gigantic blooms of peachy yellow color on tall, sturdy stalks. Blooms all summer and will survive severe winters.
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Ice Plant, Yellow "Hardy Yellow Ice Plant" prefers to be planted in full sun in well drained soil. A great choice for hot sunny areas or rock gardens. "Hardy Yellow Ice Plant" prefers to over winter in dry soil. During fall the leaves will turn reddish-purple.
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Iris, Bearded Mix With their sword-like leaves and showy flowers, bearded iris are an eye-catching addition to any garden. They're easy to plant, require minimum care, and readily multiply. Dwarf varieties make attractive edging.
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Jupiter's Beard Jupiter's Beard blooms profusely from April until frost. Three colors are available, white, dark pink, and rose pink. They look very nice mixed with roses. Watch out, though, as they re-seed rampantly.
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Lamb's Ear Prized for it’s silver, velvet textured leaves. Lavender blooms in late spring and early summer.
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Lamium, Beacon Silver The Lamium ‘Beacon Silver’, Lamium maculatum, has beautiful oval, gray-green to silvery-white leaves with greenish margins. The short spiked clear, pale pink flowers make it a wonderful ground cover. Beacon Silver’ is great in the shade but will tolerate some afternoon sun in a moist area.
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Lamium Purple Dragon Decidedly more purple than lavender flowers are accented by silvery white foliage that is edged in green. Blooms over along period beginning in May through June, with occasional repeats throughout the summer
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Lamium, Yellow Archangel This is a hardy groundcover and will withstand dry conditions very well. It has silver, evergreen leaves and yellow flowers in the spring. It will benefit by a shearing in the spring to stimulate new growth. Excellent for growing under trees or borders.
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Lavender, Hidcote Blue This is a dwarf variety of English Lavender. It is known for its showy deep violet flowers. Lavenders need very good drainage, infertile soil and is heat resistant. The dried flowers retain their fragrance and color for months.
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Lavender, Munstead This variety is more compact and blooms earlier. Munstead has a subtle blue-green coloring and sweet fragrance. Trim back in spring to encourage bushier growth.
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Lavender, Provance Silvery leaves on tightly branched plants, topped with dazzling blue spikes. The flowers are very fragrant and dry beautifully. Provence is more moisture tolerant than other varieties and overwinters nicely. Generally blooms twice a year.
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