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Nursery Shopping List 14 shrub varieties and the planting information for each zone From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-102

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Iris ensata variegata — Variegated Blue Japanese Iris
Zones 4 to 9

• Bears beardless flat 4- to 8-inch wide flowers in early to midsummer? in a shade of violet-blue.
  
• Variegated leaves
  
• Sturdy 2.5 to 3 feet tall clumps of grass-like leaves
  
• Spreads 2 feet with rhizomes
  
• Most people like bearded iris, but beardless iris are easier to combine with other plants.

Care of Japanese iris:

• Loves acid soil and requires constantly moist soil
  
• Loves wet conditions; great pond plant
  
• Divide clumps in early spring or early fall every three to four years

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Gelsemium rankii — Swamp Jessamine (jasmine)
Zones 7 to 8

• Evergreen vine that attracts hummingbirds
  
• Climbs by twining and can grow up to 21 feet
  
• Yellow flowers in the spring and summer
  
• Pest-resistant, tolerant of drought, heat and humidity

Care for Swamp Jessamine:

• Resilient — needs little care, even pruning once established
  
• Use this in sites with poor drainage

YAUPON HOLLY - Ilex vomitoria
USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 9

• Common in coastal states
  
• Full sun to part shade
  
• Can be trimmed into shapes
  
• Leaves are dark green and leathery on top, a lighter color on the underside
  
• Pale bark with gray patches
  
• Low maintenance.
  
• Will tolerate the heat, wind and even when it gets dry during the summer months.
  
• Grows about 20 feet high and 15 feet wide.
  
• It's good to plant male and female hollies together because the females produce copious amounts of red berries. The berries attract birds during the winter months.
  
• The berries make great holiday decorations.
  
• You can mix one part clear floor wax with two parts water, dip the holly stem in.and your will have a beautiful shine throughout the holidays.

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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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com