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Perennial Power

Gardening by the Yard : Episode GBY-604 -- More Projects »
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Give perennials a little time to get started and they'll take off. This purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) was planted a few days before this picture was taken.
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These three purple coneflowers--shown just before flowering--are a year old.

While creating a great garden does take time, it doesn't take nearly as much time as you might think, especially when you've got perennials on your side. If plants like where they're planted and get plenty of water and fertilizer, they will flourish. Perennials tend to just sit during the first year after planting and then take off in their second and third years.

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This year's planting of 'Huskers Red' penstemon.
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Last year's planting of 'Huskers' Red' penstemon is now a few feet tall and blooming.
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This chocolate snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate') --well on its way to reaching its mature height of 5 to 6 feet--was planted last year.
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Northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grows best in humus-rich, moist soil. Site it in partial shade to full sun. The flowers and seedheads develop in late summer. Mature height: 2 to 5 feet.
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Gardening by the Yard : Episode GBY-604
•Landscape Update
•Shade Garden
•Lawns for Less
•Weeding War
•Perennial Power
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