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    From "Garden Sense"
    episode DGAR-102


    Native Americans used to make a tea with the leaves of the Yaupon Holly and other plants. The tea was called black tea and caused vomiting. That's how the name vomitoria came about... however, it was not the holly leaves that caused the vomiting. The Native Americans apparently drank the tea in excessive amounts, which like most beverages would cause vomiting.
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    Clethra 'Sixteen Candles'- Common Name: Summersweet
    Zone: 4 to 9

    • Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
    • Height: about 3 ft.
    • Spread: 2 to 3 feet
    • Bloom Time: Mid to Late Summer. Considered a prolific flower producer
    • Bloom Color: Creamy white
    • Foliage: rich yellow in fall
    • Sun: Full sun to part shade
    • Water: Medium to wet
    • Maintenance: Low, likes slightly acidic soil

    Container plants: colorful, tropical and exotic
    • Croton
      Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum

    • Flaming Sword Bromeliad
      Vriesia splendens

    • Ixora (also called Flame of the Jungle, Jungle Geranium)
      Ixora coccinea

    • Miss Huff Lantana
      Lantana 'Miss Huff'
      NOTE: Marc Richardson and Rick Berry, who founded Goodness Grows Nursery in Crawford, GA, in 1979, introduced 'Miss Huff'. The plant was named after their neighbor, Miss Ruby Huff, the wife of a local farmer in Crawford. Her lantana grew among tomatoes and snowball hydrangeas.

    • New Gold Lantana
      Lantana 'New Gold'
      NOTE: Marc Richardson and Rick Berry, who founded Goodness Grows Nursery in Crawford, GA, in 1979, introduced 'Miss Huff'. The plant was named after their neighbor, Miss Ruby Huff, the wife of a local farmer in Crawford. Her lantana grew among tomatoes and snowball hydrangeas.

    • High Color Mini Banana
      Musa 'High Color Mini'

    • Purple Heart
      Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Queen'

    Astilbe arendsii 'Deutschland' — Astilbe
    Zones 4 to 8; Zone 3 with winter protection
    • Graceful, airy mounding plant with showy plumes of feathery white flowers that can be up to 2-feet tall.
    • A good perennial in moist areas.
    • Grows 1 foot tall, 3 feet wide.
    • Attracts butterflies
    • Extremely hardy

    Care for astilbe:

    • Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish root system.
    • Remove old foliage before new leaves emerge in the early spring.
    • Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.

    Gardening by Zip Code
    If you're looking to start a gardening project but 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.



    RESOURCES :

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

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