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Flower Common names: Garden nasturtium, Indian cress Botanical name: Tropaeolum majus Flower description: A trailing or bushy annual with round, parasol-like leaves and spurred, funnel-shaped flowers 1 to 3 inches across. Leaves and flowers are edible with a peppery...
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Flower Common names: American holly, English holly Botanical name: Ilex opaca (American holly); Ilex aquifolium (English holly) Flower description: An evergreen tree or shrub with thick, spiny, glossy leaves and bright red berries on female plants. Cut branches are a...
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Flower Common names: Dutch hyacinth, Garden hyacinth Botanical name: Hyacinthus orientalis Flower description: A spring bulb with a dense spike of small, star-shaped, intensely fragrant flowers on a stem 8 to 12 inches tall. Sold as a forced potted bulb in late winter...
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Flower Common names: Annual delphinium, Rocket larkspur Botanical name: Consolida ajacis (annual larkspur) Flower description: A tall, airy spike flower, 3 to 5 feet in the field, with many small blooms along the upper stem and lacy green foliage. A cottage-garden...
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Flower Common names: English lavender, Common lavender Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia Flower description: A small aromatic shrub about 2 feet tall with narrow gray-green leaves and slender spikes of tiny flowers. Sold as fresh bunches, dried bunches and potted...
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Flower Common names: Common lilac, French lilac Botanical name: Syringa vulgaris Flower description: A large spring-flowering shrub with cone-shaped clusters up to 8 inches long of small, sweetly fragrant flowers. Cut lilac is a short-season treat; forced stems extend...
