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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-309

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Rose Creek Abelia

Abelia x 'Rose Creek'--Rose Creek Abelia

• Dwarf, mounding, evergreen with new leaves that emerge pink, change to green and then develop a tinge of purple in the winter
  
• Fragrant, white flowers
  
• Attractive to bees and butterflies
  
• Height: 24-36 inches
  
• Width: 36-48 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 6-9:

• Zone 6: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 7: Plant in early fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 8: Plant in early fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 9: Plant in early fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again in spring; water when dry.

Care for Rose Creek Abelia:

• Plant in full sun to partial shade; foliage and flowering is better in full sun.
  
• Plant in average garden soil that is well drained.

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Lily of the Nile

Agapanthus africanus 'Blue African Lily'--Lily of the Nile or Blue African Lily

• Clump-forming tender perennial with evergreen, strap-shaped leaves
  
• Produces fragrant, blue flowers that are 1 to 2 inches long, shaped like small funnels, 6 to 12 inches across early in the season
  
• May be grown outside or inside as a house plant
  
• Grows 2 to 3 feet high with a spread from 1.5 to 2 feet
  
• Attractive to bees, butterflies

Zones 9-10; in some areas it's grown as an annual

Care for Lily of the Nile:

• Full sun.
  
• Handling plant may cause skin irritation.
  
• Average water needs; do not over water.
  
• Can be used as a house plant; Keep the soil uniformly moist in summer but slightly dry in winter.
  
• If over-wintered, mulch and well-drained soil are essential.

Batface Cuphea

Cuphea llavea--Batface Cuphea

• A drought-tolerant annual that loves a sunny exposure.
  
• Tiny elongated purples and red blossoms that resemble a bat's face bloom from spring to frost.
  
• It has an upright growth habit with a height of 1 foot and a spread of several feet under good conditions.
  
• Not prone to insect or disease problems.
  
• Some call it the Mickey Mouse plant.

All zones-- it's an annual

Care for Batface Cuphea:

• Sun to partial shade.
  
• Water regularly.

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'--Harry Lauder's Walking Stick (aka Contorted Filbert)

• Deciduous shrub or small tree with contorted limbs and foliage with yellow-green catkin flowers in winter.
  
• Plant in moist, but well drained soil.
  
• Prune non-contorted branches at any time, prune others in late winter as needed.
  
• Plant in full sun to light shade; flowering is better in sun.
  
• Height: 8-10 feet
  
• Width: 6-8 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 4-8:

• Zone 4: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; water regularly in dry spells during growing season; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; water regularly in dry spells during growing season; apply mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring or very early fall; apply mulch after first hard frost; water regularly in dry spells during growing season.

• Zone 7: Plant in early fall; apply mulch in fall; water regularly in dry spells during growing season.
  
  
• Zone 8: Plant in early fall; water regularly in dry spells during growing season.

• Zone 9: Plant in early fall; water regularly in dry spells during growing season.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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