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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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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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