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Baptisia australis (False Indigo): 2010 Perennial Plant Of The Year

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Yes. Baptisia australis is the Perennial Plant of 2010, voted by the Perennial Plant Association. I thought this flowering shrub with pretty bluish green foliage and tall flower stalks was very attractive when I found it in a local......

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Globeflower, Trollius europaeus

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Last year, around this time, I planted a small globeflower plant in the sunny spot of my front garden. I was able to enjoy a couple of flowers for a very short time. 5.22.09 Trollius europaeus is a perennial in......

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Rock cress, Arabis caucasica

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

"The rock cress is a charming plant that hugs rock surfaces like a rug," according to this website Rock cress is native to Mediterranean and Southern Europe and belongs in the family Brassicaceae. They supposedly come in white, pink, mauve,......

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New blooming trees in my neighborhood

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Seven trees were planted on my street on one rainy Saturday early last month, with the aid of the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program. All of them are doing well and in a few years they should get big enough......

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English Daisy, Bellis

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

It has been several years since I last had English daisies in my garden. They are not very popular and the local nurseries do not always have them. I usually pick up a few plants for my front garden whenever......

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Bluebird nemesia fruiticans

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

My new nemesia fruiticans are slightly different from the ones I blogged about last July. I found the 'Bluebird' nemesias ( from Proven Winners) two weeks ago at a local organic nursery I frequent. I planted them in a slightly......

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A new generation of Tillandsia cyanea (Pink Quill)

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Yesterday I spotted two small pink flowers from the young offspring of the original Tillandsia cyanea which I purchased back in October 2008 (when I did not know the plant's binomial name and just called it 'bromeliad'). 5.1.10 I blogged......

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