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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-412

Below are 12 plant varieties and the planting information for each zone.

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Red Hot Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum 'Red Hot' — Flamingo Flower or Tail Flower, Tulip Flower

• Tropical houseplant or annual with shiny green leaves and showy red bracts with a single tubular white flower.
  
• Plant in average to moist soil.
  
• Height: 18 inches
  
• Width: 18 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 10-11:

• Zones 2-9: Plant or move outdoors in spring after night temperatures are above 60 degrees; grow in light to medium shade; fertilize regularly; move indoors when nights become too cool.
  
• Zones 10-11: Plant in spring; plant in light to medium shade with protection from hot afternoon sun; provide supplemental water during dry spells, especially in winter; evergreen.

Tangerine Tree

Citrus reticulate 'Dancy' — Tangerine Tree or Mandarin Tree

• Tangerine tree known for its sweet, juicy, seedless fruit.
  
• Good heat tolerance; water when dry; harvest when fruit is sweet.
  
• Plant in full sun.
  
• Plant in rich organic but well drained soil with ample mulch.
  
• Fertilize monthly from late winter through late summer.
  
• Height: 15-20 feet
  
• Width: 15-20 feet

• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry.
  
• Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry.
  
• Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry.
  
• Zone 11: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; water when dry.

Honeybell Tree

Mineola Tangelo — "Honeybell" Tree

• Hybrid, citrus tree combines the delicate, tart taste of juicy grapefruit with the sweetness of tangerine.
  
• Grown primarily in the Indian River area of Florida, there are very few of these hybrid trees, making the fruit quite rare.
  
• Called a "Honeybell" because of the shape.
  
• Fruit is juicy, sweet and as easy to peel as a banana.
  
• Bears fruit from late January to May.
  
• Height 10-15 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 8-11:

• Zone 8: Plant in well-drained soil. Test soil for good drainage. Water when dry.
  
• Zone 9: Plant in well-drained soil. Test soil for good drainage. Water when dry.
  
• Zone 10: Plant in well-drained soil. Test soil for good drainage. Water when dry.
  
• Zone 11: Plant in well-drained soil. Test soil for good drainage. Water when dry.
  
• It has delicious medium thick skin that is rich and flavorful, very aromatic and extremely juicy reddish orange flesh. Thre Dwarf shubs grow 6'-8', the Standard trees grow 15' by 10'.

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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