Favorites In A Santa Fe Garden
'Coronation Gold' yarrow (Achillea x 'Coronation Gold'). A drought-tolerant perennial, yarrow comes in a range of colors from cream to yellow to pink. According to perennial plant guru Allan Armitage, 'Coronation ... [... more]
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Swamp Sunflower (Narrow-Leaf Sunflower)
Cultivation: Swamp sunflower prefers a moist site in full sun to partial shade. If grown in shade, plants will not be heavy bloomers and tend to get leggy and fall over. Good for boggy or swampy sites. Will tolerate ... [... more]
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Goatsbeard
Cultivation: Grow goatsbeard in a moist, rich, loamy soil. Where summers are warm to hot, give it light shade; in cool-summer climates, goatsbeard can handle part sun. Tall varieties often need to be supported, ... [... more]
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Canna
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' -- photo by Susan Hamilton 'Tropicanna' (or 'Phaison'). Best-selling canna! There is a reason this canna is so popular and a must-have in any garden. Striking orange, red and yellow striped ... [... more]
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Pruning Daylilies
A: In general you may trim away any browned and dead portions of perennials once frost has killed back the tops. On daylilies, as with many other perennials, this would certainly include old and dried up flowering ... [... more]
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Irises
This enduring perennial--a subject of poetry, painting and countless garden photographs--grows from rhizomes, a fleshy root. The color choices of irises are many. And if the usual spring bloom isn't enough for you, ... [... more]
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Hot Perennials
The vivid colors of 'Sunny Orange' cosmos work well because the splashes of color occur amid ferny foliage. Consider the flower's sculptural quality. Bold colors often seem to work better in simple flowers (figure A) ... [... more]
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Ginger
Ginger has exceptional leafy foliage (some scented) and exotic-smelling flowers. Some varieties like 'Pinstripe', 'Zerumbet Variegated' and 'Amazonicus Variegated' have colorful variegated folige, making them ... [... more]
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Long-Lived Perennials
By definition, perennials are herbaceous plants that come back year after year. But they don't come back every year forever. Some, like the peony, become fixtures in the landscape, easily living for 25 to 50 years or ... [... more]
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Pastel Perennials
Consider planting a perennial border in soft blues, lavenders, pinks, and yellows. Pastels will add an air of romance to a garden, and they'll seem restful and soothing too. Lynn McArthur of Burlington, Ontario shows ... [... more]
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Splendor In The Grass
Among the sun lovers, some of the showiest and most dramatic grasses belong to the genus Miscanthus. One of the most popular is M. sinensis and its many cultivars, including Japanese silver grass (eulalia), 'Strictus ... [... more]
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Dividing Perennials
Thin perennials when they start getting overgrown. When crowded, the plants produce fewer blooms and are more likely to become diseased. Thinning is an easy, inexpensive way to generate more plants and to prevent one ... [... more]
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