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Arrow Leaved Aster
Common Name: Arrow Leaved Aster Botanical Name: Aster sagittifolius Family: Asteraceae Light: Sun Soil: Loam or even a bit rocky Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twenty four to forty inches Flower Color: Lavendar Type: Perennial The Arrow Leaved Aster is an erect perennial [...]
January 17, 2012
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Tall Goldenrod
Tall Goldenrod is usually unbranched with alternate, lance shaped leaves. The stem is erect, rough and thick. The individual flowers are small, but they are closely packed along the upper stems creating a stunning, arching flower cluster.
January 16, 2012
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Obediant Plant
Common Name: Obediant Plant Botanical Name: Physostegia virginiana Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Sun, part shade Soil: Rich loam. Tolerates clay or gravel. Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twenty to forty eight inches tall Flower Color: Lavendar Type: Perennial Obediant Plant is an erect [...]
January 13, 2012
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Bluestem Goldenrod
Common Name: Blue Stem Goldenrod, Botanical Name: Solidago caesia Family: Asteraceae Sun: Part shade Soil: Loamy or rocky, well drained soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 8 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Thirty to thirty six inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Perennial Bluestem Goldenrod usually has a single stem [...]
January 12, 2012
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Stout Goldenrod
Common Name: Stout Goldenrod Botanical Name: Solidago squarrosa Family: Asteraceae Sun: Full sun, part shade Soil: Well drained Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 6 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Thirty to sixty inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Perennial Stout Goldenrod is a native American wildflower found in rocky woods, [...]
January 10, 2012
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Crooked Stem Aster
Common Name: Aster – Crooked Stem Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Family: Asteraceae Sun: Full sun, part shade Soil: Rich, moist Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 8 Propagation: Seed, underground creeping rhizome. Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Eight to forty inches Flower Color: White Type: Perennial Crooked Stem Aster is an erect [...]
January 9, 2012
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Small White Aster
Common Name: Small White Aster Botanical Name: Aster pilosus Family: Asteraceae Sun: Full sun Soil: Twelve to forty two inches Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twelve to forty two inches Flower Color: White Type: Perennial Branched stems with alternate leaves which may be [...]
January 6, 2012
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Mullein
Common Name: Mullein Botanical Name: Verbascum thapsus Family: Scrophulariaceae Sun: Full sun Soil: Disturbed gravelly, sandy dry soils. Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 5 – 8 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: July Plant Height: Twelve to seventy two inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Bienniel Puzzle photo Mullein has a rosette of silver gray, oblong [...]
January 5, 2012
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Fringed Loosestrife
Common Name: Fringed Loosestrife Botanical Name: Lysimachia ciliata Family: Primulaceae Sun: Full sun, part shade Soil: Fertile, loamy, organic soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 7 Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 2 – 9 Propagation: Seed, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: July Plant Height: Twelve to forty eight inches tall Flower Color: Yellow Type: [...]
January 4, 2012
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Willow Aster
Common Name: Willow Aster Botanical Name: Aster praealtus Family: Astereae Sun: Full sun Soil: Fertile, moist Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 8 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twenty four to sixty inches tall Flower Color: Lavendar Type: Perennial Branched plant with alternate five and three quarter inch long by [...]
January 3, 2012
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