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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.
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.
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Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zonevisit 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
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