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Clematis "Gillian Blades"

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Bought as Duchess of Edinburgh.. mixup proved fortuitous... gorgeous large blossoms...slightest blush of mauve ...

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fiddle heads

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Osmunda.
Species: Osmunda Cinnamomea.

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Acidanthera

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Acidanthera.
Species: Acidanthera murieliae.

Summer blooming bulb (corm). Heavily scented white blooms with wine red centre, blooms starlike, sequentially o...

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Ajuga reptans

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

I bought this Ajuga as a ground cover plant...it is wonderfully hardy and spreads happily. it tolerates less tha...

alocasia

Added on 6 Aug, 2010 | 0 photos

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Amur Maple

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer ginnala.

The Amur Maple has been declared an invasive species in some parts of N.A. and I can see why...it produces masse...

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Angelique Tulips

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa.

I love these double, scented, dwarf mid-season tulips...they look like pink peonies...Will lift the bulbs this ...

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Annabelle hydrangea

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

Arborvitae

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Arrowood Viburnum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum.

The AV took about two seasons to establish but on the third season it blossomed. mildly scented white umbels th...

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Artemisia black stem

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia lactiflora "Ghizou".

Extracts from the Artemisias are being used in cancer research because the extracts from the plant acts on the ...

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Artemisia ludoviciana 'silver queen'

Added on 13 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia ludoviciana.

I wanted a plant for moonlight. I wanted something that would contrast the green in my garden at night...Also s...

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Artemisia Silver Brocade

Added on 18 Jun, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia stellariana "Silver Brocade".

resembles dusty miller...low growing, mat forming ground cover...and the colour is gorgeous. name is very appro...

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Asclepias syriacus

Added on 13 Apr, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Asclepias.
Species: Asclepias syriaca.

milkweed!! sweet smelling, beautiful colour..very attractive to monarch butterflies...

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Asiatic Lilies

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

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Asiatic Lillies

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium speciosum.

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Asiatic Lily

Added on 24 Jul, 2016 | 1 photo

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium regale.

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Astilbe

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

bachelor's buttons

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Bearded Iris

Added on 14 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris "Double Your Fun".

This is an early delight.

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Bergenia

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Bishops Weed

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

This is a very showy plant, variegated soft mid green and creamy white... it grows easily in any soil. Spreads b...

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Black Eyed Susan

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Rudbeckia.
Species: Rudbeckia hirta.

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Brunnera

Added on 25 May, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Brunnera.
Species: Brunnera macrophylla.

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Burning Bush

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Euonymus.
Species: Euonymus alatus.

Butterfly Pea

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Clitoria.
Species: Clitoria ternatea.

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Calla Lily

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Zantedeschia.
Species: Zantedeschia albomaculata.

I was not expecting much of the calla but it has proven itself. the first purchase was three corms...and each a...

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Campanula Blue Bells

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

wonderful hardy perennial... not really blue..more purple. gift from Lynda.

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Campanula takiesemana Cherry Bells

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula "Cherry Bells".

Campion

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Canna Lily

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna indica.

a dwarf because it grows to 5 or 6 feet...the standard is 6 to 8. Beautiful clear red flower with solid green l...

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Canna Lily Tropicanna

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna indica.

A water loving plant that can be grown near ponds..so says the package! The flowers are a wonderful orange and ...

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Canna Lily Tropicanna Gold

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna indica.

This is a lovely plant...the blossoms are a beautiful orangey yellow... the leaves are cream and green striped.....

Cardoon

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Castor Bean

Added on 13 Jul, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Ricinus.
Species: Ricinus communis.

annual...large architectural...screen one garden area from another..

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Centauria

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

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Chamomile

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Chives

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Clematis virginiana

Added on 24 Jul, 2016 | 1 photo

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower, Old Man's Beard.

Found growing wild along roadside. 2014 Transplanted to Obelisk, PussyWillow Tree, found one growing in the lil...

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Colorado Blue Spruce

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Picea.
Species: Picea pungens.

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Columbine

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

Have two var's one is deep purple and blooms early spring. very hardy, produces lots of seed...the other ...

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Crab apple

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

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Creeping Thyme

Added on 25 May, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Thymus.
Species: Thymus praecox.

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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Crocosmia is a corm, related to Acidanthera, and since I plant them close to one another I sometimes mix up the ...

crotalaria spectabilis

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Species: crotalaria spectabilis.

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Daffodil

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

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Dahlia (cactus)

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.

variety in colour ...some difference in form.

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Dahlia (dinnerplate)

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia Pinnata.

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Daylily

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Delphinium

Added on 28 Feb, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Delphinium.
Species: Delphinium elatum.

I have a question of other gardeners about delphiniums.

The best delphs I've ever grown, I grew at 50 de...

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dill

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Pine)?

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Dwarf Canna

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna.

Scarlet flowers and strong solid green leaves...grows to 5 or 6 feet tall...that's why it's designated...

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Dwarf Siberian Iris

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris sibirica.

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Echinacea

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Echinops ritro

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Eleagnus augustifolia

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Evening Lychnis

Added on 17 Jul, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Lychnis.
Species: Lychnis flos-cuculi.

http://www.ontariowildflower.com/wildflower_waste.htm#lychnis
I was told that this plant was a phlox...but much...

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Explorer rose (David Thompson)

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Four O'clocks

Added on 28 Aug, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Mirabilis.
Species: Mirabilis jalapa.

I love these plants for their sturdy structure and their sweet smelling night blooming flowers...the seed are ve...

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foxglove

Added on 6 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.

my encyclopedia says: Digitalis purpurea L. Foxglove.
Native of W. Europe, from Ireland south to Spain and Mor...

gaillardia

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Garlic Chives

Added on 25 May, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium tuberosum.

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Geranium macrorhizum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Geranium.
Species: Geranium macrorhizum.

favourite geranium...looking for Johnson's Blue...might be habit forming.

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Granat Astilbe

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

Have collected four colours. Planted on a shady hillside with ferns and JITP.

Heartsease

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Hemlock

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Tsuga.
Species: Tsuga canadensis.

Heracleum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Heuchera

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

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Hollyhock

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

Species: Althea rosae.

Hollyhocks

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Hollyhocks 2016

Added on 24 Jul, 2016 | 4 photos

Seeds from Shirley and Amy. planted 2013, 2014, 2015...
Started hugely tall. with each year they are shorter...

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Honeysuckle Dropmore Scarlet

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Hops

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Hosta

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

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Hyacinth Bean

Added on 25 Aug, 2008 | 1 photo

Species: Dolichos.

Another plant from Aimers seeds...not impressed with this company's products ... of the three pkts of seeds...

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Hydrangea Annabelle

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

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Iris Bearded flower, variegated foliage

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Irish Moss

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Sagina.
Species: Sagina procumbens.

Japanese Larch

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Larix.
Species: Larix Kamphaeri.

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Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

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Joe Pye Weed (which it absolutely is not!)

Added on 15 Nov, 2014 | 1 photo

The best flower for attracting Monarch Butterflies. Mauve-pink flowers lovely tall structural looking plants.

Juniper

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Korean Bell Flower

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Campanula.
Species: campanula "Cherry Bells".

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lavender

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Liatris

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Liatris is a hardy perennial... supposedly native to the prairies but it sure doesn't like it in Ontario. ...

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Ligularia'Gregynog Gold'

Added on 13 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Ligularia.
Species: Ligularia.

I purchased this plant because of it's foliage and was completely underwhelmed with it's flowers, the...

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Lilium Vermeer

Added on 24 Jul, 2016 | 1 photo

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium speciosum.

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Lily (Asiatic) "Vermeer

Added on 23 May, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium 'Vermeer'.

Limonium 'Sea Lavender'

Added on 6 Jul, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Limonium.
Species: Limonium platyphyllum.

Wonderful highlight in any perennial bed..enjoys the company of echinacea doesn't mind being crowded and I ...

Linum perenne

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Lobelia

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Lobelia.
Species: Lobelia siphilitica.

I bought this plant for the perfect sky blue of the flowers...it is very hardy, and a native North American flow...

maple

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer rubrum.

Mentha pepperita

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Monarda didyma

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

A favourite of bees and hummingbirds...hence "bee balm" it's leaves and flowers have a distinct s...

Mugho pine

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Muscari

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Myosotis forget me not

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

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Narcissus

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Nicotiana

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos