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September 27, 2009 - October 3, 2009 Archives

The most colorful herb in the garden, Calendula

Calendula, (pot marigold) receives a distinction of being the most colorful herb in the garden and also 2008 herb of the year by the International Herb Association. It belongs in the daisy family (Asteraceae), genus calendula, which has about 20...

October 1, 2009 5:38 pm
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The whirling butterfly, Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'

"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free." ... Charles Dickens. I love butterflies -- 10.2.02 and all things 'butterfly-related'. The whirling butterfly flowers are smaller than the smallest of butterflies seen in my garden, but they...

September 29, 2009 5:36 pm
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