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propagating perennials: June 2012
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Hesperaloe parviflora-False Red Yucca

Propagating False Red Yucca is a cinch, but be aware, like yucca this plant can bite not with spikes but with irritation to the skin and certain parts are poisonous so wear gloves when you are splitting the rhizomes apart and replanting. It is a native to the Southwest so it can take dry weather and hardy in Zones 6-9 and if protected in 5. It is an evergreen, honeybees and butterflies like the nectar, blooms mid summer and are red and the plant will reach a height of 3'-4'

Monday, June 11, 2012

Dicliptera suberecta-Hummingbird Plant

For the hummingbird fanatics this plant must be in your garden however be aware of the zones. Normally it is a perennial in Zones 8-10 but some say its good to Zone 7 but if you get a cold winter you could lose it but you can divide it and take one plant inside during the winter. Divide the root ball in spring or early fall and it blooms from late spring to fall. Honeybees and butterflies also enjoy the nectar and deer do not like the plant. It grows to a height of 1-2' and its blooms can either be orange or red and will take full sun or light shade and light drought. It is a native of Uruguay.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Rehmannia elata-Chinese Foxglove or Beverly Hills Foxglove

Chinese Foxglove can be propagated from the rhizomes that spread out from the parent plant in spring. Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to its nectar and is deer resistant. It is native to China and is hardy in Zones 6-10, blooms mid summer to fall. Flowers are shades of pink and prefers a moist well draining soil and does not take to drought, but reaches a height of 2'-4' and makes an excellent cut flower.
 
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