FFF158 - CUPHEA VIENCO

Cuphea is a genus containing about 260 species of annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous plants to semi-woody shrubs up to 2 m tall. Commonly they are known as cupheas, or, in the case of some species, as cigar plants. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κυφος (kyphos), meaning "bent," "curved," or "humped." Several Cuphea species are popular ornamental plants or honey plants. C. ignea 'David Verity' and C. micropetalia are popular plants to attract hummingbirds.

Cuphea Vienco are charming, free-flowering plants with small, smooth green leaves smothered with frilly, vibrant red and purple flowers. Suitable for pots and mixed containers. Bird atracting. The plant copes well in dry conditions. Suitable for full sun or part shade positions. Grows up to 60cm high.

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1.	TRIPLE DELIGHT	8.	Ingmarie We/Refugium	15.	Ileana, Romania	22.	Vilt og vakkert
2.	BEGONIA ELATIOR	9.	Ulla Laiho	16.	Gunilla	23.	masadiso79
3.	ASIATIC LILIES	10.	Geranium	17.	ann nz	24.	Rose Garden Malevik
4.	HIBBERTIA	11.	Ranu	18.	bettyl - NZ	25.	Dawn
5.	petal pics	12.	Heidrun ... Lampionblumen	19.	Maboe	26.	Vivishagerom - fotoblogg
6.	SEEDS	13.	Aletta - Nowathome	20.	WoollyMuses	27.	Arija, Australia
7.	Tom The Backroads Traveller	14.	Jesh StG	21.	Jutta K. Deutschland	28.	Shiju Sugunan

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FFF157 - DIANTHUS DESMOND

Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and Sweet William (D. barbatus).

The species are mostly herbaceous perennials, a few are annual or biennial, and some are low subshrubs with woody basal stems. The leaves are opposite, simple, mostly linear and often strongly glaucous grey-green to blue-green. The flowers have five petals, typically with a frilled or pinked margin, and are (in almost all species) pale to dark pink. One species, D. knappii, has yellow flowers with a purple centre. Some species, particularly the perennial pinks, are noted for their strong spicy fragrance.

We have the cultivar Dianthus 'Desmond' growing in our garden and it is an extremely rewarding plant. It is considered by many to be the best red Dianthus. This prolific bloomer bears 5 cm full double blooms that are fragrant all summer. It is accented with silver evergreen foliage, that makes the plant spectacular.

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1.	PRIMULA BEESIANA	13.	Some white flowers	25.	Arija, Australia	37.	Eva
2.	TOMATO PLANTING TIME	14.	NatureFootstep Photo	26.	Rajesh	38.	Rose Garden Malevik
3.	DAISIES & FRIENDS	15.	Simone, Germany	27.	Marie	39.	Vivishagerom - fotoblogg
4.	JUBILEE CELEBRATION ROSE	16.	Mary, MI	28.	Christa, Virginia	40.	masadiso79
5.	PINK DAHLIAS	17.	Jesh StG	29.	Ranu	41.	Dawn
6.	Petal Pics	18.	leticia	30.	Sara Chapman, Seattle USA	42.	A Guide to Northeastern Gardening
7.	LookAtMyLightweightFoldingDolly	19.	Heidrun	31.	Sara Chapman #2	43.	Lemapi
8.	Gunilla	20.	WoollyMuses	32.	Sara Chapman #3	44.	Shiju Sugunan
9.	Tom The Backroads Traveller	21.	Look Not In My Eyes	33.	pink bottle brush flowers	45.	ann nz
10.	BirgittaB	22.	Aletta - Nowathome	34.	Kebo, Italy	46.	ann nz2
11.	Ulla Laiho	23.	Enerhagen	35.	Zauberpalme	47.	veredit
12.	Vilt og vakkert	24.	Ingmarie We/Refugium	36.	Frauke * Germany

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FFF156 - XEROCHRYSUM

Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Australia. Described by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1803, it was known as Helichrysum bracteatum for many years before being transferred to a new genus Xerochrysum in 1990.

It grows as a woody or herbaceous perennial or annual shrub up to a metre tall with green or grey leafy foliage. Golden yellow or white flower heads are produced from spring to autumn; their distinctive feature is the papery bracts that resemble petals. The species is widespread, growing in a variety of habitats across the country, from rainforest margins to deserts and subalpine areas.

The golden everlasting serves as food for various larvae of lepidopterans (butterflies and moths), and adult butterflies, hoverflies, native bees, small beetles and grasshoppers visit the flower heads. The golden everlasting has proven very adaptable to cultivation. It was propagated and developed in Germany in the 1850s, and annual cultivars in a host of colour forms from white to bronze to purple flowers became available. Many of these are still sold in mixed seed packs. In Australia, many cultivars are perennial shrubs, which have become popular garden plants. Sturdier, long-stemmed forms are used commercially in the cut flower industry.

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1.	WINDMILL PALM	12.	Gunilla	23.	raindrops on rose petals	34.	Vilt og vakkert
2.	TREE GARDENIA	13.	Heidrun	24.	Enerhagen	35.	Dawn
3.	TREE POPPY	14.	Sedum	25.	Trädgårdsälskaren	36.	Autumn Blooms
4.	DAISIES	15.	Ranu	26.	Lotta	37.	Eva
5.	sibel	16.	Ulla Laiho	27.	Maboe	38.	Kim, USA
6.	NatureFootstep Photo	17.	Simone, Germany	28.	ann nz	39.	Jocee NZ
7.	Tom The Backroads Traveller	18.	Jesh StG	29.	ann nz 2	40.	Rose Garden Malevik
8.	Aletta - Nowathome	19.	Christa, Virginia	30.	Moni	41.	Eclectic Hamilton
9.	Vivishagerom - fotoblogg	20.	Sara Chapman, Seattle USA	31.	Gunilla	42.	masadiso79
10.	girl friday	21.	Sara Chapman #2	32.	WoollyMuses	43.	Leticia
11.	Ingmarie We/Refugium	22.	Vita, Germany	33.	anotherday2paradise	44.	Arija, Australia

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FFF155 - SPARRIESHOOP ROSE

The Sparrieshoop rose was bred by Reimer Kordes (Germany, 1953). It is a shrub rose producing many light pink blooms with a strong fragrance. The flowers are single with five petals, have long pointed buds, and an average diameter of 10 cm. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. A bushy, climbing, upright rose with dark green, leathery foliage. Height of 150 to 305 cm, width of 120 to 275 cm. This type of rose can be hopped to produce even more ample flowering.

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1.	BIRD OF PARADISE	13.	Tom The Backroads Traveller	25.	Kebo - Italy	37.	Hibiscus of Maui
2.	SNOW-IN-SUMMER	14.	Simone, Germany	26.	Sara Chapman, Seattle USA	38.	Eva
3.	IRIS MACRO	15.	BirgittaB	27.	Vita, Germany	39.	Rose Garden Malevik
4.	FEVERFEW	16.	Rajesh	28.	Frauke * Germany	40.	Arija, Australia
5.	girl friday/petal.pics	17.	Dry Hydrangea	29.	Enerhagen	41.	Ela
6.	NatureFootstep Photo	18.	Gunilla	30.	Vilt og vakkert	42.	ann nz
7.	DAHLIAS	19.	Stockport Daily Photo	31.	WoollyMuses	43.	ann nz 2
8.	Ileana	20.	Jocee NZ	32.	Mama Zen	44.	ann nz 3
9.	Ranu	21.	Aletta - Nowathome	33.	Shiju Sugunan	45.	Dawn
10.	My Black Eyed Susan Vine	22.	Jesh StG	34.	Leticia	46.	A Student Gardener - Orchids
11.	Jutta K. Deutschland	23.	Christa, Virginia	35.	Heidrun
12.	Ulla Laiho	24.	Lea's Menagerie, MS, USA	36.	HoodPhoto OR-USA

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