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Creamy yellow, fragrant, tulip-shaped flowers appear as the leaves emerge in spring. The leaves are dark green in summer, changing to an unremarkable yellow-brown in fall. This is a complex hybrid: M. acuminata var. subcordata x M. x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’. Magnolias perform best in moist, slightly acidic rich, well-drained soils. They are generally intolerant...
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Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’
An ornamental grass with bright steel-blue leaves that widen as they mature to form dense spiky clumps. Tan flower spikes in summer are held above the foliage. The foliage can be semi-evergreen in colder climates. Great in mass plantings or in a container....
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Ficus carica ‘White Genoa’
A favorite variety for cool coastal areas. The fruit is medium large with greenish yellow skin with amber flesh. It is self-fertile. Plant in full sun to part shade in a rich, well-drained soil....
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Crataegus douglasii
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A shrubby tree with thorns, white flowers in mid-spring and black fruit in the summer. Prefers moist or wet habitats. It is native to the Pacific Northwest and found from Alaska to California and east to Michigan. Named for David Douglas, the Scottish botanical explorer....
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