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Plant Profile: Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana)

Karen — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:21:34 +0000

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A native of South America, spider flower will add a unique look to any border. The long thin stamens that protrude from the flowers look like the legs of spiders, giving the plant its common name. Theses stamens together with the abundant long slender pods add [...]

Plant Profile: Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)

Karen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:47:11 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. Gayfeather is one tough plant! It can take heat, cold, drought, or poor soil and still come through with its tall fuzzy purple flower spikes. The plant first makes its appearance in spring as a tuft of grass-like leaves. Later, a leafy spike appears bearing the [...]

Plant Profile: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Karen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:37:09 +0000

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It is Queen Anne’s Lace time in the North Carolina Piedmont and I am rejoicing. I would give a lot to grow Queen’s Anne Lace in my garden but I know that she is a free spirit and I respect that so I harvest her [...]