Common Name: Gloriosa Daisy

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Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta:

Variety: Becky Mix Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: Full sun, partial shade Water Requirement: Low Hardiness/Zone: 5-9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 10-16 inches Width/Spacing: 12-16 inches Flower Color: Brown, Gold, Mixed, Orange, Red, yellow Blooming Period: Mid-late summer; Mid-late fall Plant Form or Habit: Foliage Color and Texture: Deep green Butterly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Edging or massed in flower garden

Additional comments: Attractive accent in any garden.: Good texture and form and can be used in combination with other plants in containers. These are great cut flowers and can also be dried for use in dried arrangements. Rabbit resistant.

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Common Name: Coneflower

Variety: Pow Wow Berry

Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea

Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: Sun Hardiness/Zone: 3-9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: Yes Height: 20-24 inches Flower Color: Mix Blooming Period: Summer, fall Plant form or Habit: Upright Foliage Color and Texture: Green Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Gardens and beds

A thrilling new Echinacea series with stunning flowers that retain their color longer than most. Plants branch freely and flower abundantly, yet are easy to care for since new flowers keep coming even if faded blooms are not removed. Beautiful white or pink flowers attract butterflies to the garden.

Common Name: Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush

Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 4 - 8 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Blue Blooming Period: Spring-Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen

Blooms June to September. ‘Nanho Blue' is a butterfly bush cultivar which features mauve- blue flowers. It is a deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading habit which typically grows to 5-10' tall if not cut back in late winter and 3-5' tall if cut back. They usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year.

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Common Name: Honeycomb Butterfly Bush

Botanical name: Buddleja Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: High Water requirement: Medium Type: Deciduous shrub Family: Scrophulariaceae Zone: 5 to 9 Height: 4-8 feet

Spread: 4.00 to 8.00 feet Bloom Time: June to October Bloom Description: Yellow with orange eyes Sun: Full sun Maintenance: High Flower: Showy, Fragrant Leaf: Colorful Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Clay Soil

The Buddleia is a short lived tree that was named for an English rector and botanist, Reverend Adam Buddle. There are several varieties that grow well in Texas. They are attractive to butterflies, moths and bees. Hummingbirds love them too. Buddleias are deer resistant. The leaves are long and narrow with a pointed tip. The branches grow into graceful arches and the flowers grow at the tip. In late winter, cut back almost to the ground will produce lots of new growth and many flowers. Buddleias like a sunny location and moisture.

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Common Name: Root Beer Plant

Botanical name: Piper Auritum Plant Type: Herbaceous perinnials Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 8-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: Full sun to part shade

Height: 6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: white, skinny fuzzy looking Blooming Period: Spring-Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or small tree, shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen

Large-leafed perennial related to the pepper plant. Known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise clove. In past, leaves used as wraps in native dishes, salads or cooking. Banned in USA in 1960 as contains oil safrole, which is known to be carcinogenic in animals. Leaves are fragrant and a wonderful scent to garden.

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Common Name: Obedient Plant Botanical name: Pysostegia Virginiana

Plant Type: perinnial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 5-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height:3=-6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Pinkish-purple Blooming Period:Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Deer Resistant: yes Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom. Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in position you place it. It is wonderfully adaptable, tolerating both drought and poor drainage. Good nectar source for butterflies.

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Common Name: Royal Red Butterfly Bush Botanical name: Buddleja davidii Plant Type: perinnial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 5-9

Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 4-5 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Magenta purple Blooming Period:June-September Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom. Flowers are fragrant and as common name suggests, very attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

Common Name: Lowrey’s Legacy Cenizo (Texas Sage) Botanical name: Leucophyllum langmaniae Plant Type: Woody shrub Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: medium. Needs Well drained soil Hardiness/Zone: 8-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 4-5ft Width/Spacing: 5 ft Flower Color: purple/dark blue Blooming Period: Heaviest in Spring Plant Form or Habit: flowers during Summer and beyond Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Plant Use: Border, Coastal Exposure, Urban Garden Wildlife garden, containers Deer Resistant: Yes The cenizo ‘Lowery’s Legacy’ (also known as ‘Lynn’s Legacy’) was discovered in the mid ‘80 by the late great plantsman, Lynn R. Lowrey, during one of his many adventures in Mexico. It was found among a native Cenizo population off the Chipinque Park roadside outside of Monterrey, Mexico. Lowery, a legend among botanists and plant collectors, passed away in 1997. Lowrey’s Legacy is sometimes called ‘Lynn’s Ever-blooming’ Texas sage, because of the reliable and continuous profusion of flower displayed throughout much of the year. This flowering consistency is a marketable attribute for wholesalers and retailers alike. It is also a ‘compact’ plant that comfortably grows to a kept size of 4-5 feet tall and it also has a similar-width which makes for a dense, well-rounded and shapely form. The plant does not develop that ‘leggy” appearance many Texas sage/cenizo plants develop over-time. Texas sages’ green foliage provides a wonderful backdrop for its large “azalea like” lilac blue flowers, delivering some of the largest and most attractive blooms of any Texas sages on the market today. For birders, this plant is a “must’ for attracting hummingbirds. And compared to other selections of Texas sage/cenizo, this one is not as dependent on changes in relative humidity for flowering (e.g., the barometer plant); which also means it blooms more often during the course of the summer than other selections. For home gardeners and landscaper’s throughout Texas, Lowrey’s Legacy cenizo is an easy- to- care for plant with superb drought tolerance and excellent deer resistance. It prefers full sun and requires well- drained soil. It does well even in droughty areas with a lot of reflected heat such as median areas along city streets and highways. This plant will not only save time and water, but also will provide a spectacular show of lilac blue flowers periodically throughout the year. Scientific research has demonstrated that the color blue is supposed to make a person feel good and this plant will certainly help validate that conclusion. www.plantanswers.com

Common Name: Skeleton-leaf Golden eye, Golden Bush Daisy

Botanical name: Viguiera Stenoloba Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Light Requirement: sun Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 1 ½ to 3 feet

Width/Spacing: 2-3 ft Flower Color: golden yellow Blooming Period: summer and fall Plant Form or Habit: Small shrub evergreen Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Plant Use: Cut back to maintain dense shrubby appearance

Skeleton-leaf goldeneye grows on rocky ground from the Rio Grande Valley to the Edwards Plateau, west to the Trans-Pecos. With its skeletal dark green leaves, golden daisies and rounded growth habit, it is an extremely ornamental shrub or sub-shrub. It adapts to most well-drained sites in full sun, and will benefit from being cut back to maintain a dense shrubby appearance. In its native habitat, skeleton-leaf goldeneye is evergreen, but farther north it will be only root hardy. This plant blooms intermittently through the summer and heavily in the fall. Its leaves contain aromatic oils which discourage heavy browsing by deer. It is a larval plant for some butterflies. www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu www.bloomiq.com

Name: Verbena - Almond

Sweet Almond Verbena (Aloysia virgata)

Long white spires of this intensely fragrant everbloomer will delight your senses. One of the sweetest flowers you’ll come across, this member of the Verbenaceae family is also known as the Incense Bush. Give full sun and this fast growing Argentine native will flower year-round. Aloysia virgata is an upright shrubby plant that takes well to a hard pruning, grows fast and has reported winter hardiness to Zone 8. When grown outside in a container for the summer garden, bees and butterflies will reward you with their presence.

Also called sweet almond verbena (Aloysia virgata), this is the most beneficial insect-attracting plant I have ever grown. The fragrance is wonderful.

LOCATION: It thrives in full sun but can adapt to partial shade. In the US, it grows from Missouri south and does particularly well in California and Texas.

HABIT: Large deciduous woody shrub or perennial for full sun to light shade. Spikes of white blooms all summer. Strongly resembles Buddleia. Mostly evergreen, with fine-textured gray-green foliage. Height 10' – 15'. Spread 8' – 10'.

CULTURE: Few if any disease and insect pest problems. Easy to grow in well-drained beds in most soils. It has low water and fertilization requirements. Prune between bloom cycles for dense growth. Hardiness zone 8 – 11. Prune away dead wood early spring at bud swell.

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Common Name: Copper Canyon Daisy

Botanical name: Tagetes lemmonii

Light Requirement: Sun to part sun Water Requirement: Low Height: 4 to 5 ft tall Width/Spacing: Flower Color: Yellow Blooming Period: Fall Blooming Plant Form or Habit: Perennial Foliage Color and Texture: Aromatic foliage Butterfly or bird attracter: Butterfly, hummingbird Deer Resistant: Yes Plant Use: Evergreen shrub, may die back in the winter

This fall blooming shrub daisy (up to 4 feet tall) has aromatic foliage which keeps the deer away. It is covered with yellow flowers from August until frost. It dies to the ground in the winter. It must have a well-drained location and likes caliche soils.

The Copper Canyon Daisy creates mounds of finely cut foliage sprinkled with single blooms throughout mid-fall till frost. Plants are usually from 4 to 5 feet in height, although sometimes a more compact version may be found in nurseries that grows to 3 or 4 feet in height. When in full bloom the brilliant yellow-gold flowers will almost smother the plants. The odor of the foliage could be described as a combination of citrusy-woodsy scents, enjoyed by some people and disliked by others.

Propagate these two perennial marigolds either by division of existing clumps in the spring, or by taking cuttings, which root quickly to make more plants.

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Common Name: Myoporium - pink Myoporum parvifolium 'Pink'

Category: Shrub

Family: Myoporaceae (Myoporums) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Pink

Bloomtime: Summer Height: <1 foot Width: 6-12 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade

Seaside: Yes

Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs

Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F

Myoporum parvifolium 'Pink' (Pink Groundcover Myoporum) - This is a very low growing, trailing dense evergreen groundcover that grows to 6 inches tall and spreads to 5 feet or more. It has well-branched stems with closely spaced leaves and pink flowers that form in clusters at the tips of the branches in the summer. It is drought and seaside tolerant and is hardy to about 20 degrees F.

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Common Name: Yucca – Yellow

Hesperaloe parviflora

Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: Sun Water Requirement: Low Heat/Drought Tolerance: Very High Height: 3 to5 feet with flower stalk Width/Spacing: 2 to 4 feet Flower Color: Yellow Blooming Period: Spring Plant Form or Habit: Shrub Foliage Color and Texture: Evergreen Butterfly or bird attracter: Hummingbirds Deer Resistant: Yes Plant Use: Small shrub

Red yucca (which is not a yucca) is a stalwart in the landscapes of Texas and the southwest. Its dark green rosette of long, thin leaves rising fountain-like from the base provides an unusual sculptural accent, its long spikes of pink to red to coral bell-shaped flowers last from May through October, and it is exceedingly tough, tolerating extreme heat and cold and needing no attention or supplemental irrigation once established, although many people remove the dried flower stalks in the fall. Unlike yucca, the leaves are not spine-tipped, and have fibrous threads along the edges. Red yucca is native to Central and Western Texas. A yellow-flowered form has recently become available in nurseries and a larger, white-flowered species native to Mexico, giant hesperaloe (H. funifera), which has only been found in one location in the Trans-Pecos, is also available. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers.

Heat and drought tolerant, yellow yucca is wonderful for rock gardens. The stiff leaves form a basal rosette. Flower spikes attract night-pollinating moths. The leaves are deer resistant, but the flowers can be eaten by deer.

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Fleece flower

Persicaria

Light: Part Sun, Sun

Type: Perennial Height: From 6 inches to 8 feet

Width: 1-5 feet wide, depending on variety

Flower Color: Green, Pink, Red, White

Seasonal Features: Colorful Fall Foliage, Fall Bloom, Spring Bloom, Summer Bloom

Problem Solvers: Groundcover, Slope/Erosion Control

Special Features: Attracts Birds, Good for Containers

Zones: 3-8

It's not hard to figure out where fleece flower got its name. In summer, it produces large spikes of beautiful, fluffy flowers in pink, red, or white. The foliage is also attractive, with lance-shaped leaves that are often attractively variegated. Succulent stems with conspicuous knots at the node give this plant its other common name, knotweed.

And a weed it can sometimes be. Some types are invasive; seek out those that don't spread so rapidly. The plant does best in soil that does not dry out in sun or part shade, but keep an eye on them to curb any invasive tendencies. http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/fleece-flower/

WHITE BUTTERFLY GINGER Category: Tropicals and Tender Perennials Bloom Characteristics: Flowers are fragrant Water Requirements: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Where to Grow: Grow outdoors year-round Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Bloom Color: White/Near White Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Foliage: Herbaceous Smooth-Textured Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) Patent Information: Non-patented Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) Seed Collecting: Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible

Description: White butterfly ginger lily, or simply ginger lily, is a tropical perennial and a cousin of culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) of bread, snap and ale fame. Its green stalks grow from thick rhizomes to a height of 3-7 ft (0.9-2.1 m). Leaves are lance-shaped and sharp-pointed, 8-24 in (20-61 cm) long and 2-5 in (5-12.7 cm) wide and arranged in 2 neat ranks that run the length of the stem. From midsummer through autumn the stalks are topped with 6-12 in (15.2-30.5 cm) long clusters of wonderfully fragrant white flowers that look like butterflies. The flowers eventually give way to showy seed pods chock full of bright red seeds.

Usage: Ginger lily makes a beautiful background plant and looks great planted in large clumps at the edge of woodsy areas. Use the butterfly ginger in low wet areas where it will thrive. The fresh green foliage makes a great framework for smaller plants and works well in tubs and outdoor container plantings. Source: floridata.com http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1297/

MAGIC CARPET SEDUM

Available Colors: Assorted

Bloom Time: Late spring to summer

Height Range: 3-6" (8-15cm)

Space Range: 6-9" (15-23cm)

Lowest Temperature: -40° to -30°F (-40° to -34°C)

Plant Light: Full Sun

Companion Plants: Ice Plant, Candytuft, Fescue

USDA Zone: 3-8

Features: A truly magical blend of Sedums grown together to create a mat of colorful foliage. Perfect for quickly establishing a groundcover in hot, sunny locations. Place the mats side by side or cut apart to fill smaller areas. Incredibly colorful and carefree.

Uses: Classic plants for rock gardens! Looks great filling in between rocks and spilling over container edges. Perfect selection for filling in between paving stones.

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INDIAN MALLOW

Abutilon fruticosum

Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr.

Indian mallow, Texas Indian mallow

Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

Synonym(s): Abutilon texense

USDA Symbol: ABFR3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Herbaceous perennial with several stems, woody at the base and much branched above, densely hairy, 2- 3 ft. high. Leaves thickish, mostly ovate-cordate, sharp to tapering point, irregularly serrate, with minute star shaped hairs underneath, to 4 long, smaller on the branchlets. Flowers solitary, in the angle between the leaves and stems, from 3/8 to 1 wide, with orange-yellow petals and 5 to 6 simple pistils. Young seeds smooth developing minute soft grayish hairs with age.

Performs well in dry areas in both sun and part shade. Readily propagated from seed. Tough fibers from the stems have been used as cordage for making ropes or in weaving. Readily eaten by deer and some livestock. Young foliage is a larval plant food for several species of skipper butterflies.

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RED PHILIPPINE VIOLET

Category: Perennials Water Requirements: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Height: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) Spacing: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pink Violet/Lavender White/Near White Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Foliage: Grown for foliage Herbaceous Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) Patent Information: Non-patented Propagation Methods: From woody stem cuttings From hardwood cuttings From seed; direct sow after last frost Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Wear gloves to protect hands when handling seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

Distribution and habitat: It is native to a wide area ranging from Southern China to India and Myanmar. Cultivated as an ornamental plant in villages and gardens, it has become naturalized in Hawaii, where it grows in dry habitats. In Fiji, where it is known as "tombithi" and in Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), the shrub grows also as a ruderal species along roadsides and disturbed areas from near sea level to about 100 m. Description: It grows as a shrub 60 –100 cm tall. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface and pale green on the lower surface. They are elliptic to narrowly ovate. The flowers are about 5 cm long, funnel-shaped in violet, pink, or white color. The fruits are about 1.5 cm long ellipsoid capsules. Thy become glabrous and glossy at maturity.

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STRAWBERRY SHRIMP PLANT

Justicia brandegeana 'Strawberry' Plant Type: Perennial Zones: 8b-11 Size: H:3' W:3' Growing Conditions Soil Needs: well-drained Sun Exposure: sun, part sun, light/bright shade, dappled shade, part shade, shade Features

Flowers: red Foliage: evergreen Wildlife: deer resistant Flowering Time: spring, summer, fall

Distribution and habitat: Justicia brandegeeana is an evergreen shrub native to Mexico and also naturalized in Florida. It is a sprawling, suckering, tropical evergreen shrub which grows to 1m (3 feet) tall (rarely more) with spindly limbs. This shrub is cultivated for its very decorative flowers and long lasting flowering season. Pollination is usually by hummingbirds.

Description: Justicia brandegeeana is a perennial shrub and will last for several years. It has become a quite common indoor plant. It is popularly known as Shrimp Plant because of its drooping, shrimp-like flower spikes. The most prominent parts of these spikes are terminal bracts, which are heart-shaped, reddish brown or pink and up to 2cm (0.8 inch) long. The bracts almost conceal white flowers that protrude from between them. The 10-13cm (4-5 inch) long flower spikes are produced continuously during the growing season, which lasts for as much as 10 months a year. The leaves, which have 2-3cm (0.8-1 inch) long leaf stalk and are carried on upright woody stems, are 2-8cm (0.8-3 inch) long, oval, fresh green and slightly hairy. Unless Justicia brandegeeana is kept well-trimmed, it tends to become a rather untidy shrub; also, if it is left alone, it usually grows over 60cm (24 inch) tall. It therefore needs cutting back annually if it is to hold its shape and retain a manageable size at the same time. This shrub is expected to last for 10 to 20 years.

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Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'

Also known as:  Speckled Japanese Aralia  Variegated Fatsia  Spider's Web Speckled Japanese Aralia Plant Type: shrub Zones: 7b-10b Size: H:3'-5' W:2' Growing Conditions Sun Exposure: part sun, light/bright shade, dappled shade, part shade, shade Features Flowers: white Foliage: evergreen, variegated, shiny / glossy

This Japanese selection of the popular, deep shade-loving southern landscape shrub, Fatsia japonica, is prized by the few folks who have had the rare opportunity to own one. The shiny green palmate leaves, like a super-sized schefflera, are each bordered with a heavy white speckling that often finds its way into the center of the leaf. It takes about 3 years for it to show the wonderful mature characteristics, so be patient. For those who garden in the arctic zones north of Zone 7, these make superb houseplants.

A beautiful aralia relative that grows as a shrub or small tree with variably variegated leaves which change during the seasons. The variegation appears in speckles and pixilations and is strongest on young foliage but also becomes better developed on that young foliage as the plant gets older. Mature specimens are bold and intriguing. The flowers are white, are held in spheres and appear in late fall.

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JAPANESE YELLOW ROSE

Category: Shrubs Water Requirements: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) Spacing: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: Gold (Yellow-Orange) Bright Yellow Bloom Time: Mid Spring Blooms repeatedly Foliage: Deciduous Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) Patent Information: Non-patented Propagation Methods: By dividing the root ball, From softwood cuttings, By simple layering

The robust Japanese Yellow Rose or Japanese Kerria is an expansive, upright bush growing to heights of 1.5 - 2.0m. Also forms flowering hedges. The golden yellow blossoms appear from April onwards. This bush produces suckers. Application: Flowering bush, gardens, preliminary plants, flowering hedges, for planting in groups, parks Location parameters: Light: sunny to semi-shady; soil type: sandy to loamy; nutrient concentration: normal to high; pH value of the soil: slightly acid to slightly alkaline; soil: fresh to moist. Demands: Only hardy in mild locations; intolerant of soil compaction; will not tolerate persistently high groundwater levels; frost-hardy; not fume-hardy.

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