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Verbena 'Homestead Purple'
(Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple') |
- Annual spreading
to 18 inches, forming colorful ground cover.
- Sold as an annual
but will overwinter in many parts of Georgia.
- Combines rich
purple flowers, early blooming, persistant flowering and superior performance.
- Single flower
head contains numerous florets, blooming for up to two weeks (spring
to frost).
- Homestead Purple
does well in containers and hanging baskets.
- Looks great with
complementary flowers having white, yellow or pink blooms.
- Prefers full sun
and well-drained soils; butterflies love it.
- Plant 12-18 inches
apart; cut it back to stimulate new growth and flowering.
- Fertilize lightly
two to three times during the growing season with 16-4-8 or 10-10-10.
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Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'
(Dianthus gratianopolitans 'Bath's Pink') |
- Herbaceous perennial
ideal for sunny locations.
- Named for Jane
Bath of Stone Mountain, Georgia, who discovered it.
- Plant 12-18 inches
apart; nice and full within two to three seasons.
- Gray/green foliage
about 4-6 inches high.
- Attractive year-round;
tolerant of heat and cold.
- Covered with bright
pink flowers in spring.
- Very low maintenance
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- fertilize
2-3 times a year with 16-4-8
- divide and
thin plants when too thick
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Mt. Airy Fothergilla
(Fothergilla major 'Mt. Airy' |
- Deciduous shrub
preferring sun or partial shade.
- Superior selection
of fotherfilla with larger blooms and brilliant fall color.
- Creamy-white bottle-brush
type flowers with honey fragrance.
- Flowers on naked
stem before the foliage emerges.
- Flowers followed
by blue-green leaves 2-3 inches long (pest resistant).
- Great display
of orange, yellow and red fall color.
- Grows to about
5-6 feet tall and equally as wide.
- Best planted against
an evergreen background.
- Little pruning
necessary and fertilize lightly two to three times a year.
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Japanese Plum Yew (low-growing forms)
(Cephalotaxus harringtonia) |
- Low-growing evergreen
shrub; maintains deep green color year-round.
- Both sun and shade
tolerant; excellent substitute for junipers (shade).
- Groups of three
or more look great.
- Adapted to many
soil types; needs good drainage.
- Deer resistent.
- Set plants about
4 feet apart.
- Fertilize three
to four times about every other month, spring through fall.
- Requires little
or no pruning.
- Two common forms
in the industry -- drupacea and 'Prostrata.'
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