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DIASCIA 'Genta Papaya' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. The Genta series offers larger flowers, more disease resistance and increased hardiness. Ideal for pots, hanging baskets, window boxes or border edges. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: salmon orange. Height: 8-14". Width: 12-16". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. |
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DIASCIA 'Towers of Flowers Apricot' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. The Towers of Flowers series has a unique erect habit with branching triangular flower spikes, creating a prolific array of uniform flowers in a variety of colors. Ideal for pots, hanging baskets, window boxes or border edges. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: large soft apricot. Height: 12". Width: 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. |
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DIASCIA barberae 'Red Sunset' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. An early season bloomer with charming brick red flowers all season long. Good container, bank, rock garden and border plant. Plants have a tidy, bushy habit and are exceptionally tolerant to weather. Flower spikes rise above the foliage with the blooms held in clusters at the end of the stems. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Hardy. |
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DIASCIA barberae 'Red Sunset' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. An early season bloomer with charming brick red flowers all season long. Good container, bank, rock garden and border plant. Plants have a tidy, bushy habit and are exceptionally tolerant to weather. Flower spikes rise above the foliage with the blooms held in clusters at the end of the stems. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Hardy. |
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DIASCIA barberae 'Trinity Sunset' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer & heat tolerant. The Trinity Series lave large flowers, have exceptional weather tolerance & holds flowers longer than others. An early season bloomer with large, brick red-orange flowers all season. Good pot, bank, rock garden & border plant. Plants have a tidy, bushy habit. Flower spikes rise above the foliage in clusters held at the end of the stems. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Ht: 12-14 in. Width: 12-16 in. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z9-11. |
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DIASCIA My Darling 'Berry' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. Ideal for pots, hanging baskets, window boxes or border edges. 'The My Darling' series are more heat tolerant and bloom all summer. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: warm coral pink. Height: 12". Width: 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. |
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DIASCIA Sundiascia 'Upright Bright Pink' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. Sundiascia is a completely new form of diascia that offers a unique, upright habit & stunning show of color. Tall stems display 3" flower spikes boldly. More heat tolerant. Self-cleaning, best when kept slightly on the dry side. Good for pots or borders. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright pink. Height: 12-15". Width: 18-20". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. |
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DIASCIA Sundiascia 'Upright Peach' Twinspur Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. Sundiascia is a completely new form of diascia that offers a unique, upright habit & stunning show of color. Tall stems display 3" flower spikes boldly. More heat tolerant. Self-cleaning, best when kept slightly on the dry side. Good for pots or borders. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: peach. Height: 12-15". Width: 18-20". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. |
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DICHONDRA 'Silver Nickel' Silver Nickel Vine Perennial: Heat and drought tolerant. Grown for foliage. Showy silver foliage provides dependable color and texture that looks good all season long. Superb for baskets, containers and window boxes. Wonderful for combination plantings. Tumbles beautifully over rocks, slopes, and banks. Height: 2-3". Spread: 12-18". Exposure: part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z10. |
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DICHONDRA donelliana California Ponysfoot Perennial: CA native. Forms a thick, mat-like ground cover of rounded leaves, densely packed along creeping stems. Once popular as a lawn substitute. The flowers are tiny, greenish-white, not real showy but interesting. A good ground cover for open slopes & headlands or use for green roofs or walls. Spreads by runners so don't use where you want it contained. Height: 3-6". Exp.: full sun on coast otherwise part shade. Water: dry. |
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DIERAMA pulcherrimum Fairy Wand Cormous Perennial: Native of South Africa. Evergreen grass-like 2' leaves carry arching 3-6' stems with pendulous bell-shaped flowers. Graceful & just darling!! Use as a large border plant and by pools & streams. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7. |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Apricot' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer and gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of bi-colored orange to apricot flowers. Size: 24-36" x 18". Bloom time: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. PPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Apricot' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer and gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of bi-colored orange to apricot flowers. Size: 24-36" x 18". Bloom time: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. PPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Apricot' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer and gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of bi-colored orange to apricot flowers. Size: 24-36" x 18". Bloom time: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. PPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Apricot' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer and gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of bi-colored orange to apricot flowers. Size: 24-36" x 18". Bloom time: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. PPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Berry Canary' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. More compact, proportional habit. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of hot pink flwrs w/creamy yellow burgundy speckled throats. Size: 36" x 18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Flame' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Plant of the Year at 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of rosy pk flowers & soft creamy orange throats (looks like a living flame). Size: 36" x 18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPP. |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Flame' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Plant of the Year at 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of rosy pk flowers & soft creamy orange throats (looks like a living flame). Size: 36" x 18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPP. |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Raspberry' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of ruby-rose pk flowers & soft creamy orange throats. Size: 12-16" x 15-18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPAF |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Mix' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: assorted. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. |
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DIGITALIS x mertonensis Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. The tubular flowers are shaped like fingers of glove. Good woodland, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink with brown-white veining. Size: 2-3' x 1'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. |
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DIGITALIS x mertonensis Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. The tubular flowers are shaped like fingers of glove. Good woodland, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink with brown-white veining. Size: 2-3' x 1'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |