Plant Profile: Tulip
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Plant Profile: Tulip

Learn to care for Tulips. These early bloomers are a great way to welcome early spring each year. With such a wide variety of colors, it’s easy to find one you will love!

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Plant Profile: Kniphofia
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Plant Profile: Kniphofia

Learn to grow and care for Kniphofia or Red Hot Poker Plant. A unique perennial that will add color and texture to your yard year after year.

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Plant Profile: Verbena
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Plant Profile: Verbena

Learn to plant grow Verbena, a perennial favorite. This easy care, spreading beauty provides spring to fall color and comes in so many colors, you’re sure to find one to suit your garden!

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Plant Profile: Blanket Flower
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Plant Profile: Blanket Flower

Learn how to plant and grow blanketflower for yourself! This perennial shines on the coast of NC but will happily come back year after year across the state. Easy, happy, beautiful color!

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Plant Profile: Cosmos
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Plant Profile: Cosmos

Learn how to plant and grow your own cosmos. These jolly perennials light up any garden corner and bring pollinators buzzing!

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Plant Profile: Rudbeckia
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Plant Profile: Rudbeckia

Learn all about planting and caring for the lovely black-eyed susan. These cheery blooms grow with ease, are divided and moved easily, and provide a pop of color all summer long!

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Plant Profile: Crocus
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Plant Profile: Crocus

Learn all about the planting and care of Crocus, a beautiful spot of early spring color for your backyard.

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Plant Profile: Rhododendron
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Plant Profile: Rhododendron

Learn how to plant and grow your own Rhododendron, sometimes called β€œthe Queen of the Shade Garden.” These beautiful blooms are a spectacular surprise when hiking in the mountains and can be just as striking in your own backyard!

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Plant Profile: Allium
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Plant Profile: Allium

Learn about growing ornamental onions, or Allium. The bright spherical blooms add beautiful shape and texture to any garden and last all spring long.

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Plant Profile: Lenten Rose
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Plant Profile: Lenten Rose

Learn about growing your own Lenten Rose, or Hellebore. These amazing winter bloomers bring joy in the bleak, gray months of the winter garden. Hardy and perennial, they are an elegant surprise year after year.

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Plant Profile: Butterfly Bush
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Plant Profile: Butterfly Bush

Learn all about the planting and care of Butterfly Bushes in North Carolina. These fast growing, gorgeous shrubs will bring in tons of biodiversity and a flurry of activity from butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, and much more!

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Plant Profile: Bronze Fennel
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Plant Profile: Bronze Fennel

Learn all about the planting and care of bronze fennel. This perennial herb is amazing in the kitchen and in the garden. Add awesome flavor to dishes and support your local pollinators simultaneously!

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Plant Profile: Clematis
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Plant Profile: Clematis

Learn all about the care of Clematis, a beautiful perennial flowering vine that will give generations of lovely color to your outdoor spaces.

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Plant Profile: Gardenia
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Plant Profile: Gardenia

Learn all about growing and caring for Gardenia. This is one of the most beautifully scented plants you can grow and adds elegance to every garden.

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Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower
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Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower

Learn about the proper care of echinacea purpurea or Purple Coneflower. Read about how to plant and care for this perennial classic.

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Plant Profile: Bee Balm
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Plant Profile: Bee Balm

Read about proper planting and care of bee balm. A beautiful bloom with a gorgeous scent that will enhance any landscape. Pollinators love it so it will enhance every other plant you care for too!

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Plant Profile: Lantana
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Plant Profile: Lantana

Learn about proper care and planting of Lantana. A stunner for any garden that will bring pollinators and bloom all summer long.

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Plant Profile: Cardinal Flower
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Plant Profile: Cardinal Flower

Read about NC native perennial, Cardinal Flower. Tips for planting and care for this plant that will yield years of stunning blooms in your yard.

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Plant Profile: Coreopsis
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Plant Profile: Coreopsis

Learn all about Coreopsis here. Also known as tickseed, this adorable perennial will bring sunny fun to your garden.

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Plant Profile: Pineapple Sage
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Plant Profile: Pineapple Sage

Learn more about the perennial, pollinator friendly Pineapple Sage. See tips on planting and caring for this gorgeous plant.

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