| Name | Tansy |
| Genus/Species | Tanacetum vulgare |
| Family | Compositae |
| Type | Perennial herb |
| General | Good insect deterent, strange odor |
| Use | Deters ants, insects |
| Zones | All zones |
| Attract | White fly |
| Sun | Full or partial sun |
| Water | Moderate to plentiful |
| Soil | Average |
| Size | 3' x 3' |
| Plant | Coarse full fern type |
| Leaf | Daisy leaflets |
| Flower | Yellow button daisy |
| Bloom | Spring to summer, cut flowers for repeat bloom |
| Seeds | Plentiful from dried flowers |
| Feed | None |
| Prune | Trim to control |
| Prop | Seed, cuttings, division |
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| Danger | Harms collards, prevents some beneficial insects |
| Notes: | Growing tansy outside a door will prevent most insects from entering the house |
| Wiping dogs coats down with tansy prevents fleas | |
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| Name | Trumpet Honeysuckle |
| Genus/Species | Lonicera sempervirens |
| Family | Caprifoliaceae |
| Type | Evergreen vine |
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| Attracts | Hummers |
| General | Very easy to grow, low maintainence, strong grower |
| Needs trellis / support, will cling to anything | |
| Zones | 3-24 |
| Sun | Full or partial shade inland |
| Water | Moderate |
| Plant | Can be sparse or leggy in the shade |
| Leaf | Round light green leaf, like Miner's Lettuce, stem comes from the center of the round leaf |
| Flower | Orange red or scarlet thin trumpets, 12 plus to one cluster |
| Bloom | Spring to summer |
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| My notes | We have this growing on a south east fence is almost complete shade and its doing well, bloomed late March. |
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| Name | Tulip |
| Genus/Species | Tulipa |
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| Colors: | Recreado - deep purple Yokohama - yellow Couleur Cardinal - red Angelique - pink double Groenland -pink & green Caravelle Queen of Sheba Black Parrot - black Valery Gergiev Maywonder Abigail |
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