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Fan-Flower, Scaevola
On my last trip to a local nursery a few weeks ago I picked up 2 unfamiliar plants, called scaevola, with pink flowers in clusters at the end of unusually long stems (or branches) that seem to spread out in...
July 30, 2009 10:24 am
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Thunbergia: Blue, brick and Black-eyed Susan
Thunbergia is the genus of the flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, a native of tropical regions of Africa. It was named after a Swedish physician, Carl Thunberg (1743-1828) who had been a pupil of Linnaeus, according to the book,...
July 28, 2009 10:52 am
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Echinacea Sundown (aka Evan Saul)
The orange color of the new coneflowers got my attention when I stopped by a nursery earlier this month. I was ambivalent about adding another echinacea to my old ones (Echinacea purpurea) which have spread quite a bit over the...
July 27, 2009 11:03 am
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Diascia hybrid, Flying Colors Orange
Diascia -- common name, Twinspur -- is new to me. According to Proven Winners, The Flying Colors line came to them from the Netherlands with stunning new colors (Appleblossom, Apricot, Coral, Orange, Red and Trailing Antique Rose). Two weeks ago...
July 26, 2009 2:23 pm
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