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"Gaura Crimson Butterflies PP#13,189"

Botanical Name: Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson Butterflies' PP#13,189

Burgundy foliage darkens in the heat! Growing Zones: 5 - 10 Sun Exposure: Part Shade to Full Sun Ship Form: 4-inch Pot Bloom Season: Early Summer to Late Summer

Growing 15 "H x 18" to 24"W, 'Crimson Butterflies' makes a nice edging or border standout. It remains attractive even when not in bloom, with evergreen foliage in the warmer portions of its hardiness range. Compact, mounding and vigorous, it always looks lush! A hardy perennial native to Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico, Gaura is ideal for warm-weather climates, and 'Crimson Butterflies' tolerates drought, heat, humidity, and even shallow soil, making it ideal for the xeriscape garden (though it flowers best, of course, when given adequate moisture). Hardy all the way through south Florida, its rich foliage drinks in the sun, turning darker as the heat increases! 'Crimson Butterflies' is one in a series bred by Howard Bentley of Australia.

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Citrus sinensis 'Washington Navel' Orange

Perfect for Containers Anywhere in the U.S.! This dwarf tree sets fragrant spring blooms as well as delicious fruit! It's the dream of many a northern gardener -- to enjoy the sweet fragrance and luscious fruit of an orange tree in their very own landscape.
This dwarf Navel Orange makes that a reality, with its dwarf evergreen habit (suitable for containers) and ease of culture! You can grow this tree in the garden in zones 9-11, but for the rest of us, a container will be just fine. Set it outdoors from spring to frost, or give it the bright, direct sun of a big window. It will bring very fragrant white blooms and early-maturing, seedless fruit to your table year after year!

For best results, remove the young fruit the first year, so the tree can concentrate its energy on strengthening the trunk and branching out. In subsequent years, the fruit will ripen about 7 to 10 months after the blooms appear. Easy to prune to desired shape, this is the perfect container tree! 8 feet tall, 4 feet wide. Zones 9-11 in the garden; everywhere else in containers.