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Aster, the flower for fall

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Aster, a flowering perennial in the Asteraceae family, is very hardy and almost care-free. 10.30.09 I have had mine in the front garden for many years and I can count on them to come back every year. 9.22.06 The flowers......

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Zinnia doesn't get enough attention

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Zinnia is a genus of flowering plants named after a German botanist and physicist, Jahann Zinn (1727 -1759), and referred by Julia Brittain in The Plant Lover's Companion as "flamboyant Mexican flowers"; yet this beautiful flower has never received enough......

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My towering celosia

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Celosia, a tender annual, is supposed to be about 1 to 3 feet tall. 8/05 The celosia in my yard is way beyond 6 feet already... and this is the third generation of celosia from the single plant I purchased......

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Blue-eyed daisy (osteospermum)

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Osteospemum belongs in the Asteraceae family, which includes the sunflowers (helianthus) and blanket flowers (gaillardia). They have been part of my annual flower garden for many years. The daisy-like flowers have disc florets and ray florets. The beautiful blueness on......

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My beautiful, my beautiful balloon

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

"Up, up and away... would you like to ride in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon..." the lyric from the Fifth Dimension's hit by Jimmy Webb came to mind almost every time I look at the blue balloon flowers before they......

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Japanese Anemone, the best fall flower?

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I was surprised to read the following, "To say that the Japanese Anemone is one of the best fall flowers would be an understatement -- it is the best. Here is a plant and flower with real charm, refinement,......

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Aconitum, Monkshood

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Aconitum, in the family of Ranuncalaceae, has about 120 species. 9.17.08 The common monkshood, also known as wolfsbane, devil's helmet or blue rocket, has been in my garden since last September. 10.6.08 I could not remember how many I planted......

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The most colorful herb in the garden, Calendula

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

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......

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