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July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009 Archives


Yellow Mexican Hat, Ratibida columnifera

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

The yellow, sombrero-like flowers caught my eye when I stopped by a garden center a week ago to see if I might find something to add to my sunny front garden. The relatively small, unusual-looking, bright yellow flowers with tall......

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Moonflower, a Datura

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

My new 'white ballerina' moonflower was given to me as a small plant about 3 weeks ago. I transplanted it to my sidewalk garden by the curbside and front walk the very same day. Two buds appeared a few days......

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Spider flower, Cleome

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Cleome is a tender annual that could get big and tall -- up to six feet. It's not the kind of flowering plant that one would easily find in most nurseries or at the flower department of supermarkets. 2008 I......

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The pincushions, 'All in the family (Scabiosa dipsacaceae)'

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

The most common pincushion flower is the light lavender-blue one, which I had enjoyed and nurtured for many years. It did not come back for me this year. I have just also learned that Scabiosas "are not particularly long-lived......

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