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Lilium, 'blackout'

Added on 28 Aug, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium speciosum.

Dark red center lily I've had now three years. I haven't had the same experience twice yet, as it has...

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Painted Daisy: Tanacetum coccineum

Added on 15 Nov, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Tanacetum.
Species: Tanacetum coccineum.

Not found to be fully hardy here, in my garden I think that it will live well. This year it just grew many thic...

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Clematis tangutica

Added on 15 Nov, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis tangutica.

Hardy fall flowering clematis, this will brighten those autumn days with medium size yellow bells followed by la...

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Pasque Flower, 'Rubra'

Added on 25 Sep, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Pulsatilla.
Species: Pulsatilla vulgaris.

Smaller of flower than our wild pulsatilla patens, this little lovely was just smiling up with this fuzzy red fa...

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Lily: Orange Electric

Added on 25 Sep, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium.

New asiatic lily introduced this year as they have been so successful in this cold climate for me so far. A nic...

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Bergenia

Added on 19 Sep, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

This bergenia and many others seem to enjoy living here in Alaska, even in the cold interior. I haven't ha...

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Clematis 'Alba'

Added on 18 Sep, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis integrifolia.

Yes, another integrofilia. I'm so pleased with them. This one stayed more compact, though I had it potted...

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Lilac 'royalty'

Added on 18 Sep, 2011 | 1 photo

My first Syringa, a nice purple flowering lilac, chosen to match the lilac blooms across the backyard growing up...

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Lily: Gran Cur

Added on 11 Sep, 2011 | 4 photos

This plant is just going in, I need to link some pics and then update. This little one has been in the garden f...

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Ladybells: Adenophora liliifolia

Added on 11 Sep, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Adenophora.
Species: Adenophora liliifolia.

A lovely and tall clump forming flower. The plant itself a bit more of a groundcover but each produces a tall s...

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Trollius: 'golden queen'

Added on 11 Sep, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Trollius.
Species: Trollius chinensis.

Trusted to almost 100% up here, interior alaska, the globe flower seems to love it. Left in the wild it would j...

Bleeding heart

Added on 11 Sep, 2011 | 0 photos

Genus: Dicentra.
Species: Dicentra spectabilis.

So on reminding myself of the name of this plant, I find it renamed to Lamprocapnos. Frustrating when that happ...

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Clematis 'Alionushka'

Added on 10 Sep, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis integrifolia.

Cold weather bush clematis, about three foot tall with soft pink blooms brushed slightly back. These blooms are...

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Ajuga 'chocolate chip'

Added on 10 Sep, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.

Little groundcover beauty with dark tinted leaves, like chocolate. Blue flower on upright spikes in spring can ...

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Clematis 'Olgae'

Added on 7 Sep, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis integrifolia.

Ah, what a name. Anyhow, this little clematis seemed to survive over the winter well although I didn't thi...

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Lychnis 'Orange Gnome'

Added on 6 Sep, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Lychnis.
Species: Lychnis artwrightii.

One of many lychnis that will survive the cold weather, this variety has dark almost purple foliage with bright ...

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Rose: adelaide hoodless

Added on 6 Sep, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa x 'Adelaide Hoodless Rose'.

Canadian Strain developed in 10973 for cold hardiness, it does live up to the hype. I've had it three year...

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Dianthus: wicked witch

Added on 6 Sep, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus gratianopolitanus.

Lovely hardy dianthus, living now well over the winters here in Alaska. I plant it just above the earth so that...

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Didelta carnosa

Added on 9 Oct, 2010 | 1 photo

Species: Didelta carnosa.

Powder white and thick like a succulent, this is a yellow blooming wildflower from South Africa with a habit res...

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Abutilon thompsonii

Added on 15 Sep, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Abutilon.
Species: Abutilon thompsonii.

A variegated, orange flowered shrub preferring a sheltered position with part to full sun. I've always tho...

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Wild: Dog Rose

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: rosa acicularis.

This is a common pink wild rose but we have so much and the flowering display in Alaska so wonderful it is well ...

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Wild: Arnica

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Arnica.
Species: Arnica montana.

Wild in dry disturbed areas in the flats, this lovely and picky plant spreads quickly where it chooses. Not the...

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Wild: Labrador Tea

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: Rhododendron subarcticum.

This is everywhere here in the interior. One of the most common sights you'll see in the flats. It is a r...

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Silverberry

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Elaeagnus.
Species: Elaeagnus commutata.

Silverberry is a wild shrub that does grow in our area, though the only one that I have gotten to look at is at ...

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Wild: High-bush Cranberry

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum edule.

Wild in the upper hills beneath the deciduous trees, this cranberry is a handing vitamin C source as the berries...

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Alyssum 'easter basket'

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Lobularia.
Species: Lobularia maritima.

A bedding alyssum, this particular variety had great colors from purple through the pinks to white. I got this ...

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Wild: Yarrow

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea millefolium.

This wild member of our flora is very tall and bright in a garden situation and returns each year in place so yo...

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Fern: Ostrich Fern

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Matteuccia.
Species: Matteuccia struthiopteris.

This is a very tall and hardy fern, also foudn wild here in Alaska. I have mine in a bit of a dry spot, and tho...

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Morning Glory 'Flying Saucers'

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 4 photos

Genus: Ipomoea.
Species: Ipomoea purpurea.

I must admit, we are just too cold for good morning glories, or the sun is just not enough. I've had them ...

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Ageratum 'High Tide Blue'

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Ageratum.
Species: Ageratum houstonianum.

This lovely blue beauty is easy resilient and creates perfect clouds of blue in the border. This variety is of ...

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Wild: Rhubarb (alaska)

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Polygonum.
Species: Polygonum alaskanum.

Strong tuberous wild plant that grows to 6ft tall with big hanging white seedheads through the later summer. Le...

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Wild: Jacobs Ladder

Added on 15 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Polemonium.
Species: Polemonium pulcherrimum.

A nice wild Jacobs Ladder in interior Alaska. Seems there are two forms. This one with larger flowers and peta...

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Verbena

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Verbena.
Species: Verbena hybrid.

I love this annual and try to put some in every year. The scent is sweet and fruity and always welcome somewher...

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Pumpkin 'spirit'

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Cucurbita.
Species: Cucurbita pepo.

This bush form pumpkin is reliable even here in the cold, gave a great bunch of yellow flowers and big green fol...

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Peppers: Banana

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Capsicum.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

A lovely pepper that I try to grow each year. Must be grow in the heat and so here its porch or greenhouse. Mu...

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Summer Savory

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Satureja.
Species: Satureja hortensis.

This is a nice savory that I grow each year. Forms a good bush sown in a bunch and crops nice all summer until ...

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Petunia

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Petunia.
Species: Petunia surfinia.

Loving the fragrance of petunia, I find I love to some around each year. I like needing to deadhead them and do...

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Cockscomb

Added on 12 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Celosia.
Species: Celosia argentea.

A lovely and bright plant that seems to enjoy most conditions with enough protection and warmth. SO here it sur...

Great Cascade: Lophospurmum

Added on 11 Apr, 2010 | 0 photos

Species: Lophospermum erubescens.

This was a lovely find at one one of our nursery houses here. And they repeat it each year, so it does well. T...

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Daylily: Not Navajo Princess

Added on 11 Apr, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Hemerocallis.
Species: Hemerocallis.

Came to my garden with a tag, navajo princess, in 2008 but it is pictured pink and this flower is not. More a s...

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Wild: Cotton Grass

Added on 11 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Eriophorum.
Species: Eriophorum vaginatum.

Wild cotton grass can be found in any wet and boggy area in Alaska. More species as well, but in the interior w...

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Wild: Goldenrod

Added on 11 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Solidago.
Species: Solidago canadensis.

Wild in the dry mosses and disturbed places along the sunny lowland or river flat, the goldenrod is a common sum...

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Orchid Lady of the Night

Added on 25 Oct, 2009 | 9 photos

Genus: Brassavola.
Species: Brassavola nodosa.

An orchid very simple to manage and less demanding so a great starter. I have it growing in a small plastic orc...

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Bergamot 'Fireball Bee Balm'

Added on 18 Jul, 2009 | 4 photos

Genus: Monarda.
Species: Monarda didyma.

A new addition in 2009, this variety states a hardiness to -40 so it should survive my conditions. I love the d...

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Allium

Added on 11 Jun, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium altaicum.

This one isn't mine, though it does say it self seeds and I ought to grab a flower head for myself. :-) T...

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Sea Onion

Added on 13 Apr, 2009 | 13 photos

Genus: Ornithogalum.
Species: Ornithogalum longibracteatum.

Usually called pregnant onion, this nice little plant has been in my house for many years. I didn't plant ...

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Tulip 'daydream'

Added on 30 Mar, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa humilis.

Guessed the latin, this wonderful little tulip starts out a pale yellow but quickly deepens to a rich orange tin...

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Primula polyanthus

Added on 22 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Primula.
Species: primula.

A hybrid type of polyanthus, the blooms are atop a flowering stem rather than bursting singley from the plants c...

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Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'

Added on 22 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Echeveria.
Species: echeveria.

Not positive on the name, this looks like it with a little pink tint on powdered white leaflets. A lovely roset...

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Amaryllis 'Blossom Peacock'

Added on 22 Mar, 2009 | 6 photos

Genus: Hippeastrum.
Species: Hippeastrum papilio.

A small double bloomer, each blossom carries about fifteen petals. I had a second stalk grow right behind the f...

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Amaryllis 'San Remo'

Added on 22 Mar, 2009 | 15 photos

Genus: Hippeastrum.
Species: Hippeastrum papilio.

Almost double the size of all my others, it stand about 1 meter tall. The blooms were a good salad plate size a...

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Jasmine

Added on 25 Feb, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Jasminum.
Species: Jasminum sambac.

This was a tiny thing in a three inch pot. I needed to fill a space beneath a banana in this very large pot. I...

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Cineraria

Added on 9 Feb, 2009 | 2 photos

Genus: Senecio.
Species: Senecio cineraria.

New to the house. Seems to perfer lots of moderate light and a cool location. I have that. I'm hoping it...

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Amaryllis 'Charmeur"

Added on 22 Jan, 2009 | 5 photos

Genus: Hippeastrum.
Species: Hippeastrum papilio.

A new plant this year is amaryllisand this is one, Yet to spread its petals fully, its been very happy. I'...

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Amarylis 'piquant'

Added on 29 Dec, 2008 | 8 photos

Genus: Hippeastrum.
Species: Hippeastrum papilio.

My first amarylis, inspired me to go directly to the nursery for more. Huge striped petals with fascinating str...

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African violet 'bicolor pink'

Added on 29 Dec, 2008 | 4 photos

Genus: Saintpaulia.
Species: Saintpaulia ionantha.

Lovely lighter green-leaved saintpaulia with bicolor pink flowers with yellow centers. Puts one in mind of viol...

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Columbine 'Clemantine Blue'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 5 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia vulgaris.

A compact double blooming upright variety, this blooms through spring. Though a shorter season than other colum...

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Thunbergia 'sunny lemon star'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Thunbergia.
Species: Thunbergia alata.

In our cool, the blooming was a little muted and started late last cold season. Given a good 10-12 inch pot siz...

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Rudbeckia 'cherokee sunset'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 18 photos

Genus: Rudbeckia.
Species: Rudbeckia hirta.

This variety showed single and double bloom forms ranging from yellow streaked with orange to a rusty orange. A...

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Cleome 'royal Queen'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Cleome.
Species: Cleome hassleriana.

A native where I grew up in Idaho, This plant can grow up to 6 ft tall. It has a thorned stalk thata is very st...

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Lophospermum 'Wine Red'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 6 photos

Genus: Asarina.
Species: Asarina erubescens.

Looks like Lophospermum and Asarina are the same plant and Asarina is in the GOY book already, so Asarina it is....

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African Violet 'marbled white'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Saintpaulia.
Species: Saintpaulia ionantha.

Either ruffled petal or double bloom, this marshmallow like white blossoms are marbled with a deep purple, an un...

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African Violet 'frosted purple'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Saintpaulia.
Species: Saintpaulia ionantha.

The edges of the purple flowers are frosted with white, really gives a stunning brightness to the blooms. Leave...

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African violet 'Arctic'

Added on 16 Dec, 2008 | 7 photos

Genus: Saintpaulia.
Species: Saintpaulia ionantha.

Bought out of flower for the soft pink variegated edge, really eye catching. It is fuzzier than my others and s...

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Bidens 'Mexican Gold'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 6 photos

Genus: Bidens.
Species: Bidens ferulifolia.

Strongly pungent scent, this plant drew bee's from everywhere. The flowering never stopped with dead headi...

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Phlox Pixie 'twinkle'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 7 photos

Genus: Phlox.
Species: Phlox paniculata.

Wonderful star shaped flowers with bold and distinct coloring on smal 6-8 inch plants. I snipped off at the gro...

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Centaurea 'Amethyst in snow'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Centaurea.
Species: Centaurea montana.

Tested perrenial from a local supplier. From six inch pot, it doubled in size and that was a cold short summer....

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Dianthus 'Strawberry parfait'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus chinensis.

Shorter plant, only 6-8 inches tall, it was covered in blossoms all season. Lovely two colored pinks, tested by...

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Carnation 'Miss Pinky'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 9 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus.

I would expect blooming throughout the summer but this last was just oo cool. Nice spicy scented miniature carn...

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Ligularia Stenocephala 'Little Rocket'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 13 photos

Genus: Ligularia.
Species: Ligularia stenocephala.

Large leaved, dark green foliage. Flower spikes are dark purple to black with bright yellow flowers that last a...

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Pericallis 'senetti blue'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 1 photo

Species: Pericallis senetti.

South African native, it is very cold tender until this senetti form was developed. It still couldn't flow...

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Clematis 'Niobe'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

Spring and fall flowering clematis, it flowered both times even in my short season. I am overwintering for the ...

Basil 'sweet dani' lemon

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Ocimum.
Species: Ocimum basilicum.

Fine flavored and sharp leafed, this basil went to flower too quickly. I have learned my best success comes fro...

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Sage 'berggarten'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Salvia.
Species: Salvia officinalis.

I like the large leaf habit of berggarten which dries well and turns into a rub well. Very softly scented, this...

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Viola 'sorbet coconut duet'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 3 photos

A small flowered variety, this was bought at a local superstore as a sixpack to let seed out on the driveway to ...

Clematis 'Dr Ruppel'

Added on 15 Dec, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

Bought late season on sale, I haven't seen it flower and hope it grows through next summer to show me at le...

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Runner Bean 'Painted Lady'

Added on 14 Dec, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Phaseolus.
Species: Phaseolus coccineus.

Heirloom strain I got as seed, a little spendy for seed, but the reulst was a hardier looking leaf with white ce...

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Dahlia 'harlequin'

Added on 14 Dec, 2008 | 17 photos

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia Pinnata.

Bought as plug plants in a six pack, I took some internet advise and buried them to their necks, just the last f...

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Azalea "Orchid Lights"

Added on 13 Dec, 2008 | 4 photos

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: Rhododendron canadense.

Second Azalea addition, again in the northern lights hybrids Rhododendron canadense x Rhododendron kosteranum de...

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Azalea 'White lights'

Added on 13 Dec, 2008 | 7 photos

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: Rhododendron prinophyllum.

Light pink shaded flowers and dark foliage. The Lights group are for colder temps, down to -35 F. I have them ...

Spiraea Renaissance

Added on 13 Dec, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Spiraea.
Species: Spiraea X Vanhouttei.

Bought at a late summer plant sale, I have placed it out in a new bed. I have it potted and buried in case of a...

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Rosemary

Added on 19 Nov, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosmarinus.
Species: Rosmarinus officinalis.

Bought this just tiny and have been taking tender care. I've had a death every winter with this herb on ot...

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Fuschia Golden Marinka

Added on 19 Nov, 2008 | 2 photos

This is from European Uprights a hybrid called Golden Marinka I'd guess due to the variegation on the leave...

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Fuschia Lambada

Added on 19 Nov, 2008 | 12 photos

This fuschia has proven very tough. I bought it filled with aphids so I gave it a good drowning again and again...

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Heliotrope

Added on 14 Nov, 2008 | 6 photos

Genus: Heliotropium.
Species: Heliotropium arborescens.

Peruvean native, can be grown as a shrub. Indoors it can easily get infested with bugs and is tender to treatme...

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Lupin 'Gallery Blue'

Added on 14 Nov, 2008 | 4 photos

Genus: Lupinus.
Species: Lupinus polyphyllus.

New addition 2008. Waiting to see if it overwinters in this Zone 2 with a good mulch in a raised bed. I hope s...

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Geranium 'Rocky Mountain Red'

Added on 14 Nov, 2008 | 5 photos

Genus: Pelargonium.
Species: pelargonium hortorum.

I just love this screaming red. I have carried this strain for a few years now, making new cuttings in january ...

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Livingstone daisy 'Dorotheanthus'

Added on 8 Nov, 2008 | 26 photos

Genus: Mesembryanthemum.
Species: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

Really electric and bright colors, this plant enjoys heat and full sun. On cloudy days or in cooler wet weather...

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Nasturtium 'Empress of India'

Added on 3 Nov, 2008 | 3 photos

Dark round foliage with some purple. Scarlet blossoms. This is a somewhat tender plant that can't get too...

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Gazania F1 'tiger mix'

Added on 27 Oct, 2008 | 15 photos

Genus: Gazania.
Species: Gazania rigens.

Took off slow due to the cool weather and opened only for a good hot sunny day. Didn't need any extra atte...

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Fuschia

Added on 5 May, 2008 | 7 photos

Species: Gartenmeister Bonstedt.

A new fuschia. I have a thing for getting these through the winter in the house. This one is so interesting an...

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Polka dot plant

Added on 5 May, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Hypoestes.
Species: Hypoestes phyllostachya.

A gift from work for a favor I did. I always wanted one, and didn't know that they bloom as well. A pleas...

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Epiphyllum 'Easter cactus'

Added on 5 May, 2008 | 1 photo

Species: Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri.

Grows and grows and grows. Has beautiful star blooms in hot pink, but it hasn't ever bloomed for me. I&#x...

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Lipstick plant

Added on 3 May, 2008 | 12 photos

Species: Aeschynanthus radicans.

New to the house, I am really excited to have her join the garden. Really full of blooms when I got her and lot...

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Coleus

Added on 9 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Coleus.
Species: coleus.

I know, coleus, but I have enjoyed this plant as my training for propagation, and have got really astounding pla...

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Epiphyllum 'Orchid cactus'

Added on 9 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Epiphyllum.
Species: Epiphyllum.

this orchid cactus was a cutting I took of a thirty year old at the univ. It was blooming big white blooms with...

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Jellybean cactus

Added on 9 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum rubotinctum.

My little succulent from the univ. greenhouse. Its had some traumas, but I try to spoil it. Someday, i'm ...

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Swedish ivy

Added on 7 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

This one I got from a greenhouse, again by cutting. It hasn't grown real fast but I live the color of it. ...

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Lady slipper orchid 'variegated'

Added on 7 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Cypripedium.
Species: Cypripedium.

The lady slippers seem to like my place the most of all my orchids. This is a variegated variety, pleasing foli...

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Streptocarpella 'concord blue'

Added on 7 Apr, 2008 | 14 photos

Species: streptocarpella.

This little thing sprouts long stems with little purple violets at the end. Can turn into a substantial bush f...