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Marigold

Marigolds are easy to grow, bloom reliably all summer and have few insect and disease problems. They have understandably been a favorite annual in this country for many years.

Height/Spread

Plant height varies with the cultivar. Marigolds cover a full range of sizes from about 6-inch dwarves to 3 foot-tall plants.

Ornamental Features

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March 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Flowers | Leave a comment

A Basket of Easter Flowers

Contact: Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont

The flower that most often comes to mind, when we think of Easter, is the Easter lily. But there are others as well, all with rather interesting origins.

Did you know that the Easter lily’s true name is Bermuda lily? It

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March 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Seasonal flower information | Leave a comment

White Baneberry; Cohosh

White Baneberry; Cohosh

Actaea alba

Flowers–Small, white, in a terminal oblong raceme. Calyx of 3 to 5 petal-like, early-falling sepals; petals very small, 4 to 10, spatulate, clawed; stamens white, numerous, longer than petals; 1

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March 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Crowfoot Family | Leave a comment