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Tree Mallow Mixed Lavatera


"The Lavatera Tree Mallow Blushing Blend, `Lavatera trimestris,' produces blushing flowers in colors of profuse pink, rose, white and magenta. This annual hedge or screen plant is covered in the four-inch blooms that are reminiscent of hibiscus and hollyhock. This easy to grow plant will bloom from summer into early fall. This is one of the most versatile plants in the garden. The seeds should be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This Lavatera makes a great hedge or screen, as well as wonderful cut flowers."
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The Lungwort Victorian Brooch, `Pulmonaria,' is a wonderful shade groundcover. Also called Bethlehem Sage, this wonderful plant will be able to lighten up areas of the garden that other plants would die in. Its green foliage is wavy, spear shaped and speckled with silver. The flowers can bloom for up to three months, and are magenta-coral in color with ruby red calyces. These slug and mildew resistant plants can grow to a height of eighteen inches with a spread of up to two feet. This easy to grow plant is perfect for the beginning gardener.

The Freesia Mixed Double Bloom, `Iridaceae,' produces wonderfully fragrant double flowers in mixed colors. This spring planted corm is most commonly grown for cut flowers that are brought indoors for their wonderful fragrance. To encourage new flowers to open, pinch out topmost buds and deadhead spend flowers. This plant requires intense sunlight and a rich soil to grow best. They should, however, be kept in a cooler location, as extreme heat can damage the plants. They are most commonly grown in flowerbeds and borders.

The Native American Plum Tree, `Prunus americana,' is a small, deciduous tree that can grow with either a single trunk like a tree, or many stems like a shrub. They can be found occurring naturally in rocky or sandy soils in woodlands, pastures, streams and hedgerows. It will typically reach a height of fifteen to twenty-five feet, and has a broad, spreading crown. Its branches and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown color, and its sweet fruits will attract wildlife. It is also called the Native Plum, Hedge Plum, Sloe or Wild Plum.

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