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A spectacular hybrid!
Standing up to full sun!
Rare for a variegated EE to say the least!
They grow and reproduce extremely fast, reaching a large size in only a few months

These plants seem have proven too variable in tissue culture, and will likely be discontinued soon.
Because of this, there are several forms of this plant. Leaves will range from dark green with yellow-green blotches and splashes to a light yellow-green flecked with darker spots, and everything in between!

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I like to try different varieties each year, and Tomcat turned out to be a good choice this year. After washing and photographing the above fruits I decided to get a photo of one halved and sliced to see what the interior looked like. I don't like the paper-thin types, but Tomcat's side walls are at least ¼ inch thick and are crisp and crunchy. And they have a good peppery taste as well. These might do well for freezing too: I'll have to try them because I like green peppers in chilies for flavor.

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Rgistered as EV but dormant here in 7A.

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Get Jiggy is registered as an EV but a dormant here in 7A.

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This pepper is very prolific and is one of the sweetest peppers I have ever tasted. Traditionally used in Italy as a frying pepper, it is very good eaten raw as well. It is an open pollinated variety.

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Colocasia affinis and varieties have wildly variable leaves and pale to dark yellow spathe and spadix. These photos by David Scherberich show the wide leaf color and pattern variations.

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I've had this plant for several years and it has grown well. However, it always looks to me as though it's wilted while I know it's not. If that's not the look you want in your garden, this might not be the right plant for you.

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This peony has a very unusual and dramatic flower but the individual blooms are fairly small. Stands up well, no need to stake

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I have had this plant for over 25 years! In my garden it is a strong and reliable plant, more hardy than estimated, keeping its foliage all through winter, undamaged by hard frost (down to -12C !).
I have some growing in deep shade, and though those don't bloom, they do provide nice foliage and good ground cover, even in challenging areas like dry shade once established.
My happiest one lives in dappled shade.

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Big Daddy is not the largest onion I grow, but it is a fairly good storage onion, keeping up to five months in cool, dry conditions. It is a Spanish hybrid with a fairly mild taste, which goes well with burgers, hot dogs & salads (for my taste). I have successfully kept these in a well-ventilated cellar into January and beyond. The plants do best with adequate moisture and a weed-free environment. I spray twice during the growing season, especially in hot humid weather, with a fungicide/sulfur solution.

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This rose (own root) has been in constant bloom all year. It's almost 100% never without blooms. It's a pretty compact little rose, about 3' wide by 20" tall. No scent unfortunately. But the flowers don't shatter too easily and keep their color in extreme heat (98deg @ 6100ft). Colors don't seem to fade with heat, either. Always produces true orange & yellow blooms, unlike Oranges & Lemons, which produces pink/white blooms when it's that hot. Highly recommended if you can find it.

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I've never had luck with Heuchera before. They never lived long, no matter what I tried.
I was very pleased to find Kassandra, a very strong plant. It kept its foliage all through the harsh winter of 2012-2013.
Its colour is very pleasing and lights up shady parts in the garden.
Mine only gets 1 hour of sun (midday-sun!) in summer and dappled shade in spring. I haven't seen any blooms yet, so maybe it needs more sun for that..

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This Plumeria species is native to the Dominican Republic.

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Arundo Donax looks great with Miscanthus, so if you like ornamental grass, you'll probably like giant reed. We live in Iowa (zone 5A) and our plant is probably about 6 years old and takes up about a 6 or 7 foot circle in the yard. This plant likes sun to really do well, so I'd try to plant it away from any trees you have. I'd also try to plant it where you won't have to move it. We've actually used an axe and a crowbar to pry/chop it out of the ground when we wanted to move ours. It's related to corn and when it's early in the summer it will grow straight up. Later in the year the top of the reeds will fan out gracefully when they get more height. It's not a neat little plant that will look perfect in your yard. It's a large, rougher-looking one that will get a lot of attention. It's also one that I'd replace if it didn't overwinter. Can't do without this one! :)

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Iris florentina actually is a species rather than a cultivar, but this species is now a synonym for Iris germanica. It is so different from most of the other germanicas, however, that it is still commonly sold as Iris florentina, with 'Florentina" treated as a cultivar name.

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This is a Plant Select rose for the Rocky Mountain region. I purchased this rose in Spring 2012. It never thrived. It just sat there all summer, never put out new growth, got spindly, and then I believe the winter of 2012/2013 finally killed it. I purchased a new rose in the beginning of August 2013. I have it in a different part of my yard. Let's hope that it does better this time than the last time. I will update in 2014 how it fares over the winter.

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Originally from France, called 'Laitue Lorthols'. Peter Henderson & Co. introduced it to the USA as 'Big Boston' in the late 1800's. A.K.A 'Trocadero', 'Tate's Forcing White', and 'Giant White Forcing'.

White seeded.

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'Speckled' originated in Holland (ca. 1660), then was popular in Germany.

The Martin family may have brought it from Lancaster County, PA to Ontario by covered wagon in 1799.

It arrived in Waterloo County, Ontario in the late 1790's and was passed down through several generations of a Canadian family.

http://www.dianeseeds.com/lett...
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This plant, Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Runner'), and are the same plant!
They have ruffled leaves, and spread vigorously by way of runners (stolons).

It's my understanding that this is a hybrid of C. Black Magic X C. Green Ruffle

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Trichosanthes kirilowii is dioeceous and night blooming.

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