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Yellow Buttons Daisy

"The Daisy Yellow Buttons, `Chrysanthemum multicaule,' produces buttery, golden yellow flowers above mats of fleshy, succulent green foliage. The delightful masses of flowers make this low growing annual groundcover a wonderful selection. The flowers are just under and inch in size and cup-shaped. The seeds should be planted in the spring, about two weeks before the last average frost date. Besides an annual groundcover, this easy to grow daisy can be used for cut flowers, as well as in window boxes, pots and rock gardens."

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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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