Popular in autumn, mums are best grown in full sun with humus-like soil. Great as a replacement for summer annuals, or even to complement them. For the best blooms and height, feed several times throughout growing season and pinch stems back as necessary (preferably Memorial Day to Independence Day).
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Grown for the harvest of their edible, colorful leaves, ornamental kale and cabbage thrive in cooler spring or autumn temperatures to yield the best combinations of white, cream, pink, red, and/or purple.
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Grown in St Louis as cool weather annual specimens, pansies are sweet-scented flowers that can last all year when grown in humus-like soil during early autumn.
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Lustrous, leathery semi-evergreen fronds are dark green and emerge early in spring.
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Native to Southern states, this clumping perennial features pink buds which bloom to white, then fade to pink throughout the season
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