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Zingiber
officinale 3' Zone 10 Common Gin, A plant native to the East Indies, the rhizome ofwhich is the ginger of commerce. The coated-ginger is the rhizome with the rind still on andthe "scraped" ginger is the rhizome with therind scraped off This is a very beautiful,tropical plant, the flowers developing into ...Continue reading...
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Zinnia
At least 3 species native toMexico, and many garden varieties makepopular garden annuals for summer bloom withflower heads almost any color except blue andgreen. Plants range in site from the dwarfvarieties, less than a foot high, to tall plants over3 ft. high. Flowers range in site from 1-45 in.depending on ...Continue reading...
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Abronia
fragrans 10" Zone 5 Sand-verbena The Sand-verbena grows throughout the southern Midwest and western states in sunny areas where the soil is light and sandy. It is anerect perennial herb with opposite leaves. The white flowers consist of a calyx resembling petals, being 4 or 5 lobed, and the individual ...Continue reading...
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