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| Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson Butterflies' (PPAF) – Crimson Butterflies Wand Flower |
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Produces dark crimson leaves and short, red stems that hold hot pink flowers just above the foliage. Plants grow just 18” tall and bloom all season. Bred by Howard Bentley of Plant Growers Australia in Victoria, Australia. Tolerates high humidity and is drought tolerant, adapting to a wide variety of soils. The dwarf habit is a great improvement over the sometimes-straggly varieties of this Genus. In greenhouse conditions it wants to bloom twelve months of the year but is perfectly hardy outside.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 6-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Water Needs: Any well-drained soil
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Gaura lindheimeri 'So White' (PPAF) |
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| A great improvement in Gaura! This plant grows just 15-18” tall and has a profusion of white flowers all season. The flower color is outstanding in its purity. Unlike most white Gauras, there is not the slightest bit of pink in the flowers. The foliage is remarkably clean, without the spotting that often occurs in other Gauras. It grows from a basal rosette rather than from woody stems. For those of you that dislike Gaura because of the willowy and sprawling nature of the plant, this is the Gaura for you!
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 6-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Water Needs: Any well-drained soil
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Sunny Butterflies' (PPAF) – Sunny Butterflies Wand Flower |
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| More compact than other Gauras, ‘Sunny Butterflies’ grows just 2’ tall. It produces abundant pink flowers on sturdy upright stems from spring to autumn. The gray-green leaves are variegated with a white edge. Looks great mixed with Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’, or other dark violet flowering perennials. Like all Gauras, it is tolerant of drought, heat and high humidity.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zone 6-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Water Needs: Any well-drained soil
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Geranium x 'Bertie Crug' – Bertie Crug Cranesbill |
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| Named after a popular terrier in England, this is a low creeping plant, just a few inches tall with bright deep pink flowers in June with sporadic bloom thereafter. Its glossy bronze leaves will add texture and foliage interest to the front of your perennial border all year long or will spread to form a groundcover in partially sunny locations. As a rock garden plant it will cascade nicely over a wall or grow vertically from a chink in a ledge. A plant for all seasons and many uses!
Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-8
Spacing: 12'
Growth Rate: Moderate
Water Needs: Prefers moist well-drained soil
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Geranium robustum |
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| A woody perennial species from South Africa, producing sprawling flowering shoots, covered with finely cut leaves with silver undersides. Flowers are bluish purple and bloom June through September. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Though not at all invasive, the free growing habit of this plant will lend itself better to a meadow garden or less formal border where it will make an impressive spectacle of itself without impinging on its smaller elbowed neighbors.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 7-10 (Zone 6 with protection)
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate
Water Needs: Prefers well-drained soil
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