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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-209

Below are 17 plant varieties and the planting information for each zone.

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Azalea ‘Gumpo Pink’ – Gumpo Pink Azalea (Satsuki Hybrid)

• Compact, evergreen shrub with pink flowers in May and June
  
• Height: 2-3 feet; width: 2-3 feet
  
• Plant in rich organic soil that is well drained in partial shade (morning sun)
  
• Fertilize after flowering
  
• Prune, if needed, after flowering
  
• Hardy in USDA zones 6-9:
  • Zone 6: Plant in fall or early spring; plant in partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; water during dry periods.
    
  • Zone 7: Plant in fall or early spring; plant in partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; water during dry periods.
    
  • Zone 8: Plant in fall or early spring; plant in partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; water during dry periods.
    
  • Zone 9: Plant in fall or early spring; plant in partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; water during dry periods.

Camellia sasanqua ‘Cleopatra’ – Cleopatra Camellia (Sasanqua)

• Evergreen shrub with shiny green foliage and rose-pink semidouble peonylike flowers in early fall
  
• Plant in sun to partial shade; prune if needed after flowering
  
• Plant in rich organic, slightly acidic soil that is well drained; fertilize in spring
  
• Height: 4-8 feet; width: 4-8 feet
  
• Hardy in USDA zones 7-9:
  • Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in sun with adequate moisture to partial shade; provide supplemental water during dry spells, especially in winter; mulch in fall.
    
  • Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in light to partial shade; provide supplemental water during dry spells, especially in winter; mulch in fall.
    
  • Zone 9: Plant in fall; plant in light to partial shade; provide supplemental water during dry spells, especially in winter; mulch in fall.

Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Bath’s Pink’ – Bath’s Pink Dianthus

• Mounding evergreen perennial grown as a groundcover with silver foliage and soft pink flowers
  
• Plant in moist but well-drained soil
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Shear back after flowering to promote reblooming
  
• Height: 12-18 inches; width: 12-18 inches
  
• Hardy in USDA zones 3-9:
  • Zone 3: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 4: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
    
  • Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
    
  • Zone 8: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun.
    
  • Zone 9: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun.

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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