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Fan-Flower, Scaevola

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

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......

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Thunbergia: Blue, brick and Black-eyed Susan

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

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,......

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Echinacea Sundown (aka Evan Saul)

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

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......

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Diascia hybrid, Flying Colors Orange

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

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......

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