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I love the color of the flowers of Big Chief -- luminous pink. That, combined with the really large blooms, makes Big Chief a standout wherever it blooms. This Darwin Tulip is very good at returning each spring.

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May be a noxious weed or invasive.

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Sun Dance is such a cheerful yellow bloom that I can't help but love it. On sunny days the flowers open wide and you really see the yellow interior. On cloudy days they stay closed and you get a better view of the red flamed outside.

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Native to the eastern Mediterranean and cultivated for thousands of years as a source of Pine (Pignoli) nuts. Now widely cultivated worldwide.

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Love these tiny blooms on this species tulip. It blooms very early, right after the crocus. And they really look like crocus also except that no crocus flowers come in this hot pink violet color.

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This ADS Classic used as seed parent breeding 'Beryl Walker' in 1977 by Hancock of Australia.

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This cultivar, being both seed and pollen fertile, has been utilized in many breeding programs (7 times seed. 14 times pollen). DaffSeek lists descendants at http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...
(DaffSeek 10-15-13)

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DaffSeek lists 2 cultivars so named. The second one is a small cupped Division 3 unregistered cultivar from Australia color coded W - YYR (white petals / yellow, yellow, red cup) introduced before 2008.

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Used as seed parent in breeding 200/78 (Zeta x Madang) by Jackson of Tasmania in '67.

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Not listed in the ADS DaffSeek DB.

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Excellent choice for forcing due to stature and early flowering characteristics.

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Comment from DaffSeek 10-15-13 - 'According to Jan deGraaff's Record book of the 1951 descriptions of flowers then being grown at Oregon Bulb Farm: “5 inch + diameter; white flat rounded huge perianth of substance; large yellow cup is very flaring, ruffled and flat expanded to 2 inch diameter.”
This is a big daffodil!

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The International Daffodil Register & Classified List has 3 cultivars so named. Of those, one is a registered Division 2 from before 1936; the other, (another unregistered) a Division 3 small cupped white and yellow daff from W. Jackson Jr. in 1968.

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This hybrid cherry comes from Japan and is one of the predominant cherry trees planted in Washington D.C.

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This shrub is known for its hauntingly sweet fragrance in early winter. For whatever reason, I cannot discern any fragrance whatsoever, and find it prone to bug infestation.

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I find the blooms on this heuchera to be almost invisible, kind of a tannish white and really tiny. I just snip off the flower stalks as they emerge and end up with a fuller foliage plant.

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Native in the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascade Range from British Columbia to California. Creeping vine found in the forest understory, often at the base of trees and in logged areas. Their thin stems are a definite ankle grabber and will send a person sprawling. Much prized for their tiny sweet berries (although in my opinion they are more trouble then they are worth to harvest). The leaves and roots may be used to treat diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, excessive menstruation, fevers, hemorrhoids, and mouth sores. Per Coast Salish folklore, a woman was chased up a tree by her jealous husband, The blood of the woman fell from the tree and became blackberries. The Salish used this plant as a purification rite, scrubbing the stems across their bodies prior to spirit dances.

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Native in the Pacific Northwest. Fully grown can reach 10' tall. Light fragrance.

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Late spring brings the Azalea blooms. Some of my shrubs growing here in my garden are over 50 years old. Still looking fabulous each spring.

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Though registered in the The International Daffodil Register & Classified List, it is not listed in the ADS DaffSeek database.

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