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11 Cards in this Set
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Abelia |
Type: evergreen shrub Size: 3-6 ft tall and wide. Needs: full or partial sun. Blooms: long season starting in summer, attracts butterflies. Prune: annually in early spring. |
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Japanese Maple |
Acre palmatum Type: Deciduous tree. Size: Grows 10-25 feet tall very slowly. Needs: Shade from midday sun and rich soil. Blooms: n/a, leaves change to red in fall Prune: only to remove week limbs. |
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Red Maple |
Acer Rubrum Type: deciduous Size: 40 ft or taller quickly Needs: full sun Blooms: turns bright red in fall. Small red flowers in early spring. |
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Yarrow |
Achillea Appleblossom & Achillea Coronation Gold Type: perennials Size: 2-3 ft tall Needs: full sun Blooms: late spring/early summer into fall Prune: cut flower stalks when blossoms fade. Divide every few years in spring or fall |
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Coral Bark Maple |
Acer Palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’ Type: deciduous Size: 15 ft + Needs: full or partial sun and moist soil covered with mulch. Blooms: twigs turn bright coral red in winter and early spring. Leaves turn scarlet in fall. |
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Ajuga “Burgandy Glow’ |
Ajuga Reptans Type: perennials Size: low lying ground cover with 6 ft spikes Needs: partial sun Blooms: blue flowers for a few weeks in spring Prune: keep cutting around the edge to prevent invasion. After flowers fade, cut off with lawn mower or hedge shears. |
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Chokeberry |
Aronia arbutifolia Type: deciduous shrub Size: 10 ft tall, 8 ft wide Needs: sun or shade in any soil Blooms: white flowers in late spring, crimson foliage in the fall, small red berries in winter Prune: carefree |
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Artemisia |
Artemisia “powis castle” Type: perennial shrub (evergreen in mild winters) Size: 2-3 ft tall, 4-5 ft wide Needs: full sun Blooms: no blooms Prune: cut stems back by one-half every spring |
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Cast-Iron Plant |
Aspidistra Elatior Type: perennial weed proof spreader Size: 2 ft tall, 4 inch wide Needs: full or partial shade Blooms: inconspicuously Prune: carefree |
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Astilbe |
Type: perennial Size: up to 4 ft tall (dwarf Chinese astilbe only 1 ft tall) Needs: shady or partly shady, tolerate full shade, rich moist well drained soil Blooms: fluffy plumes in summer Prune: cut off flower stalks when they turn brown or leave for dried look. Cut foliage to the ground in late fall/early spring. Divide every 3-5 years. |
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Gold-Dust Aucuba |
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ Type: evergreen shrub Size: 6-10 ft tall, 5 ft wide + Needs: dark shady site Blooms: cherry red berries if male and female plant are nearby each other. Prune: late winter |
