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The Lily ‘Touching’, ‘Lilium OT Hybrid’, a fall planted bulb, provides a lovely combination of huge yellow flowers with reddish pink streaks. Touching is an outstanding performer in any summer garden. OT Hybrid Lilies are the result of combining really big-flowered, heavy scented Orientals with earlier flowering, sturdy Trumpet Lilies. This plant will bloom for a 3-4 week period in the summer. Plant immediately after purchase, as the bulbs must not be left to dry out. Well-drained soil is a must so avoid soggy ground. Plant where there will be some shade during the hottest part of the day so that flowers will hold their color. Remove faded flowers promptly for continous blooming. At the end of the season, allow the foliage to turn yellow and die back. After a frost, clip back the stem near ground level and apply a mulch cover to ensure the bulb makes it through the winter months. If planting in a container, start off in a cool, shady location for proper root growth. This Lily is good for containers, cut flowers, and borders. They attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

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The Hemerocallis Gentle Shepard, also known as a Daylily, has a beautiful creamy white flower of 5. With dark green foliage, this Daylily will reach a height of 12-24 and a plant spread of 24-36. Gentle Shepard will bloom from May through July, with outstanding color and a definite rebloomer. Gentle Shepard prefers a full sun area that is well-drained. Although the blooms will last only for one day, there are many blooms on strong stems that rise above tall grassy foliage, (remove in late fall). Gentle Shepard is considered to be pest and deer resistant. Use for cut flowers, massing, edging, in borders or in mixed containers and tubs.

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The Gladiolus Mon Amour, ‘Gladioli’, a spring planted corm, exhibits magnificent yellow and lavender colored flowers on tall stalks. Gladiolus are also commonly called Sword Lily or Corn Flag. Plant in groups of six or more in the garden, or grow lots of them for cuttings in a bed. To extend the time of flower availability of your Glads, plant in two week intervals from early spring through June. They make striking accents in a mixed border. Glads are easy to grow and like to be in full sun and in well drained soil. Increase water and fertility when flowers begin to develop, then plant 4″ deep in clay soils, 6″ deep in others; the deeper the planting the less need for staking. In frost prone areas, dig them when the leaves turn yellow, dip them in a fungicide, and store in a dry frost free location over winter.

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