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 Van Dyke Zinnias’ NEW
OFFERS!
New for 2008 right
from the catalog, page 4!
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-- John Wesley
Marilyn’s Whimsies
Scarlet
Sage/Salvia coccinea
(Lamiaceae)
I
call them Ruby Slippers, as they remind me of tiny red slippers on the stem.
Sandy to gravelly soil will suit this one!
Price:
$2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
scarlet-sage
6 hours full sun / part shade-1-3’ Annual or tender Perennial
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BLUE SAGE/Salvia farinacea (Lamiaceae)
We love the hardiness of sage! Violet-blue flowers densely congested. Loves
sandy, gravelly soil—drought tolerant! Easy growing small blue –purple
flowers.
Price: $2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
Blue--sage
6 hours full sun / part shade-1-2’ Perennial
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GAY FEATHER/Liatris pycnostachya (Asteraceae)
Erect perennial herb native to the Midwest. Likes sandy, gravelly soil in full
sun. Be patient—2-3 years from seed to flower, but OH, the results!
Price: $2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
Gay-feather
6 hours full sun / superb cutflower -2-4’ Biennial.
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BLACK-EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta (Asteraceae)
Long vase life with brown cone center surrounded by bright yellow rays of
petals. Beautiful with Shasta Daisies or Red or Blue Sage!!
Price: $2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
Black-eye
6 hours full sun / superb cutflower -2-3’ annual/short-lived Perennial
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SHASTA DAISY (Chrysanthemum maximum) (Astercaceae)
Forms
dense colonies of white flowers with large golden centers which later goes to
seed. Likes fertile soil. FUN to harvest and grow year-year
Price: $2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
Shasta-daisy
6 hours full sun / superb cutflower –1-3’ pPerennial
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Wine
White Swan
CLASPING CONEFLOWER / Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
(Asteraceae)
Forms dense colonies in moist areas. Looks like Mexican Hat with black heads.
Price: $2.50—50 seeds
Item#:
Clasp-cone
6 hours full sun / 1/5-2’ hardy annual
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