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HORRIBLE MAGNET FOR BLACKSPOT! This rose is completely leafless due to blackspot. I don't treat for blackspot as I traditionally don't have blackspot, so I never sprayed. This rose lost every single leaf due to blackspot & looks naked. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH-HUMIDITY AREAS.

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HORRIBLE MAGNET FOR BLACKSPOT! If you live in an area that gets a lot of moisture, this rose is NOT for you. I got a LOT of rain in a very short time and I never spray for blackspot as I traditionally do not have blackspot. My rose is now leafless!

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Spur Flower (Plectranthus Mona Lavender) is day length sensitive. Longer days produce more plant growth during its bloom-free period. This is the best time to propagate this plant. Toss cuttings in any warm and consistently damp spot and roots will form in a matter of days.

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Introduced this year from the Netherlands, this is a nicely colored Trumpet Daffodil available in some catalogs. Pure white petals fronted by a pale lemon trumpet that turns a pale apricot-pink.

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Excellent, well-balanced flavor and produced well in my garden (zone 8, sandy soil, humid summers). Fruits ripened somewhat unevenly, so would not transport well for market, but a wonderful fresh-eating tomato. Probably my favorite all-around slicing tomato.

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Sempervivum 'Goldmarie' is new in the United States. It was brought from Erwin Geiger in Germany, in 2012 by a group that imported approximately 25 to 30 European cultivars. We are very excited about these new semps. So far Goldmarie has maintained wonderful golden tones through most of the seasons.

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This sempervivum has been mistaken for Minaret for many years.
Here is a further explanation of S. 'Skrocki 51' x 'Minaret' http://garden.org/thread/view_...

At some point it will be given an official name, which it more than deserves.

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This is a very striking sempervivum in the summer. Medium to large in size, and a good producer of offsets. Handles our very wet winter and spring seasons.

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Very important plant in the Arizona deserts for Monarch and Striated Queen Butterfly - larval food. Will also grow in California and Northern New Mexico - one source I see says Nevada, but I'm betting it is an annual there.

Very tough plant!

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This plants emits a flammable gas in the early evening, which can be lit by holding a flame above the plant. Long tap-root, difficult to move once established so give careful thought to placement. Protect emerging plant from slug/snail damage.

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Very ornate plant. May go dormant mid-summer in hot weather. If so, just cut it back to the basal mound. This was one of the first flowers my granddaughter could identify, although she called them 'bloody hearts' - which I found a bit more macabre.

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These are short lived plants for me (Pacific NW) so I have to keep planting them every year to keep a solid mass going. Pinch off spent flowers, then cut the finished spikes to a leaf bud for second bloom. When all done, cut to basal foliage. Feed monthly.

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A nice basic white variety of turnip.

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I saw the pictures of Lilliput at Brent & Becky's and I had to have it. Brillant red. Tiny blooms, though, so I will be planting them here in the front of my raised garden where I can easily see them.

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A lovely early blooming tulip that is perennial. The only place I was able to find Mothers Love was at Brent & Becky's. Loved it so much this spring that I bought more bulbs this fall to plant more of them.

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A very sweet and fruity tomato with large, fleshy fruits, but less prolific than other large slicing tomatoes I grew simultaneously. Worth growing for the flavor if you have plenty of space.

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Introduced to the Pacific Northwest from its native England, but now often included on PNW native listings. Found in the wild west of the Cascade Mountains from Alaska to California, and also widely distributed in eastern North America. There is apparently a true PNW native hawthorne that does not have lobed leaves, which I have never run across. This variety has thick leathery lobed leaves, white stinky flowers, sharp thorns, and small purple-red fruit with large seeds. Birds eat the fruit then plant the seeds. Not on an invasive list as far as I can tell.

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The incorrect photos of S. 'Casa' have been removed from the database. The ones entered now are correct.
This has been verified by the breeder Martin Haberer, through Peter Dieckmann.

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Red Rome apples are an old variety going back to about 1820 from Ohio. It was allegedly named 'Rome Beauty' in 1832, but is also known now as Red Rome and Rome. Stark Brothers Nursery has patented their version as Starkspur® Red Rome Beauty Apple. I have the Stark hybrid in a semi-dwarf tree which exceeds 15 feet in height and about the same distance in spread.

It is an extremely productive tree, sometimes resulting in broken branches if the fruit is not thinned. I prefer shaking the branches to remove the excess fruit while young. These apples are excellent for apple butter, apple sauce, and jelly and are (for me) perfect for eating off the tree. They are crisp and slightly tart and they usually ripen around the middle of October and later.

An added bonus is the gorgeous multitude of white blossoms in spring, drawing bees and butterflies in great numbers! It is also a good shade tree.

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Native in Canada, USA (Pacific NW, NE, Central) and Mexico. Found in forest understory, often in boggy areas. Multi-season plant: red bark in winter, white flowers in spring, berries in summer, and golden red leaves in fall. Provides fruit for the birds, and browse for deer. This is a great native plant to add to your landscaping for a pop. It also makes a nice screening thicket if planted en masse.

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