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Here in Texas near the Gulf coast, Kathleen forms a large rather free-form shrub that blooms repeatedly from spring on into early winter. The multitude of little blooms form long sprays at the ends of long flexible canes. Mine is nearly always in bloom, however I have not seen the color change described above. They stay a light pink, with whiter centers.

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This was my Mom's favorite daylily. It was given to her by a friend many years ago. My mother had told me she wanted my wife and me to have this daylily after she died. After my Mom passed away, I went back over to the house and dug this daylily up and transplanted it at our house (mine and my wife's). I would love to have any information on this daylily anyone can provide. chalyse pointed out the acronym was M.O.M. That makes it even more appreciated by us. I planted it next to the path leading down to the garden.

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A great little "Elephant Ear" that seems to thrive with little care. Native to dry thorn forest in Peru and N. Argentina, they don't need as consistently moist soil as other Aroids. They do seem to appreciate it, however. I grow them in regular potting soil with added grit and perlite for a well-draining mix. The leaves are cupped and a great glossy green with pale green veins. Here in the northeast I give mine full sun.

This year we had two inflorescence(s), separated by about two weeks, but no viable seed. I've seen no offsets, but the tuber has developed several small growth points around the top. So far the tuber has done well stored dry in the basement.

Edit: Just a note that when cold weather is due, keep the potting mix on the dry side. I left my pot in a water filled saucer which I'm told may have been why the tuber developed a few splits. It's overwintering fine as of Valentine's Day 2014. Rot has developed and I've removed aprox. half of the tuber.

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'Come Back' is suppose to come back reliably year after year, hence the name. A great tulip that's been around since 1984.

Last fall when I decided to order a lot of tulip bulbs, it was the first time I had heard or read about it. It "must be" a treasure, so I ordered 24 of these bright red gems.

I'm very excited to see these beauties blooming this spring. I'm planning to order more of these bright red gems this year.

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In the fall of 2010, I planted some Ad Rem and they were stunning. Even my husband mentioned that. They glowed when the sun was shining on them and through them. Big, colorful, and beautiful blooms.

When I was ordering a lot of bulbs and over 1400 tulip bulbs, I wanted to make sure to order these again because DH and I loved them so much. I was very happy to found a source that wasn't sold out, as I didn't start ordering until early October, and I ordered 50, at least twice the amount I had ordered in 2010.

I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom this spring!

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This is a wonderful rose in my minimal care garden in Texas near the Gulf Coast. It is, however, quite large here, and I don't think of it as a container rose. The foliage, which stays lush and disease resistant, is an unusual shade of yellowish green and the blooms look to me more cream than white. My plant never shows the pink described by the Antique Rose Emporium from which it came. It blooms almost continuously even into the winter, although cold, wet weather may cause the buds to ball.

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I planted this rose, which I prefer to call Caldwell Pink, in my garden near the Texas Gulf Coast because it is an Earth Kind rose and likely to tolerate my benign neglect. It has stayed small for a China, which normally get very large here. The blooms are small but numerous and an unusual shade of lavender-pink. It starts blooming later than most of my roses, but it continues all summer and fall. Also, it seems to be resistant to black spot, which is rampant in this area.

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In my garden in Texas near the Gulf, Archduke Charles is an unusually small and tidy shrub for a China. It normally blooms almost all year long and holds its flowers for a long time as they gradually change from pale pink to deep red. It does sometimes lose its leaves due to extreme summer heat, but endures my minimal care and watering to revive each fall.

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Starting rhubarb from seed is not difficult but you will not get a harvest until the third year. It's best to wait until the second year before harvesting stalks.

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The first time I saw Angelique in bloom was decades ago at my sister's house. There was a large, stunning clump of these in front of her home in one of her flowerbeds. The color of the flowers was very beautiful and unforgettable.

It's very popular and rightly so. This past fall in early October, when I was getting a late start ordering my bulbs, all the sources for this wonderful tulip were sold out. This year I hope to order early enough to grow this gorgeous beauty.

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I've never grown a double late (peony flowering) tulip and when I saw pics of Creme Upstar, I knew I had to grow it. It looks gorgeous! As the tulip bloom matures, the colors of it intensify and everything becomes more beautiful. What's not to love?!

I planted 25 of the beauties last fall and I'm looking forward to seeing them in flower!

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Another gorgeous and tall Scheepers' hybrid (or French) that has a lot going for it. When I saw this award-winning tulip, I knew I had to have it. I kept searching the bulb websites last fall until I found a source that wasn't sold out to purchase this mesmerizing beauty.

The colors that make up Avignon are what got my undivided attention. It is stunning with large blooms. I decided on getting 30 and planted them in my back yard flowerbed where they will grab my attention the whole time they're blooming. I'm so excited to see them this spring!

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I loved the looks of 'Dordogne' after seeing pics of it. I ordered 50 of them and planted them in one of my flowerbeds in the back yard.

It has a lot going for it; award winning, tall, large blooms, and variable, mixed colors, changing and beautiful!

I can't wait to see the blooms this spring! The blending and changing of colors will be stunning to see!

This is considered a Scheepers' hybrid (or French) tulip. I've never grown a tulip of this type or a single late tulip, so it will be an exciting spring.

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I just had to have Gudoshnik, which I got last fall. 175 are planted in the flowerbed in my back yard. They're the tulip blooming closest to my kitchen window, so I will be able to see these beauties all the time. They appear to be a variable tulip. Everything is "mixed" in regard to color and design. This is my first time growing this gorgeous tulip and I'm very excited to see all the blooms in spring!

I know I'll be taking a lot of pics and studying all the tulips to see how they look. It will be a wonderful mixture of "one" tulip variety!

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As I was looking through a website offering fall bulbs, I clicked onto the Darwin Hybrids tulip section and I noticed and loved this bright orange tulip. I kept going back to 'Orange Sun' that day and every time I was on that website. During this past fall, as I was planning on what to plant, Orange Sun kept "drawing me back in," as if to say: "Look at me!"

Finally, I just had to have it, so I ordered 48 of these beautiful orange "jewels" and planted them in a flowerbed in my back yard. They'll attract a lot of attention from me and from others when they bloom.

I'm looking forward to seeing them blooming!

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As soon as I saw pics of this stunningly beautiful tulip, it was one of the first ones I ordered last fall! It's a "must have" tulip! Banja Luka's colors are breathtaking and colorful. It will be attracting attention from everyone around me. I planted 80 of them in my back yard. The flowerbed they're in is close enough to the kitchen window that I'll be able to see them all the time when they're blooming. I can't wait to see them blooming their "little heads" off this spring! I know I'll be taking lots of pics and drooling over them!

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For years I had been wanting to get Rosy Delight. I first noticed it in a fall High Country Gardens catalog.

This past fall, when I was ordering a lot of tulips, I finally got 18 of them in one of my tulip orders! I wanted to get more than 18, but they were a little pricey. They're a beautiful rosy-pink color and I'm really excited to see them in bloom this spring!

Of course, I'm going to want to get more of these "jewels" this year!

'Rosy Delight' is one of the 'Delight' tulips that bloom earlier and longer than other Darwin Hybrid tulips.

'Rosy Delight' is one of 4 Delight tulips. The other 3 are 'Apricot Delight', 'Candy Apple Delight' and 'Cherry Delight'.

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When I was ordering a lot of bulbs (1946) this past fall, most were tulips. Of the 1402 tulips I ordered, 49 of them were 'Bright Parrot.' I've never planted Parrot Tulips before, but when I saw pics of BP, I knew I had to have it! The photos kept drawing me in, becoming unforgettable in my mind, so I ordered 24 at one time and later got 25 more of them. I planted them in two different areas in my back yard and I'm so excited to see them blooming this spring! They look stunning; a gorgeous and colorful tulip that certainly will attract attention!

Without thinking, I planted the first order of BP in a trench 10 inches deep, along with other tulips I hope will come back. Then when the second order of BP came later, I planted them a trench 6 inches deep, along with some other late blooming tulips. It will be interesting to see how both groups of BP turn out with the consideration of their planting depths this spring.

I hope to get a lot of pics to post here.

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In my minimal care garden in Texas near the Gulf, Red Cascade exceeds miniature stature, easily sending out 10 - 12' canes. This rose is one of the few which always had blooms on it through the dreadful drought of 2011. It is also very easy to root from cuttings. I have trained mine on a pasture fence where it would probably be even more huge were it not trimmed by the livestock.

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I garden near the Gulf Coast in Texas and use a very minimalist approach. The Chestnut Rose took three years to bloom after I planted it and has continued to be rather stingy with its flowers as a rule. For some reason one side, about a quarter of the bush, dies back each summer with the rest unaffected. This phenomenon may explain its lack of numerous blooms. I still like the attractive shape of the shrub and it seems very resistant to black spot.

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