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About me: I've lived in Minnesota for most of my life, but now I reside just outside my birthplace of Washington, D.C. where I work at the U.S. National Arboretum. I am deeply passionate about all kinds of plants, with particular favorites being violets, roses, fruits of most any kind, herbs and other edible plants, shade plants...

My zone is: z7 MD
GardenWeb Member: StefanB8 - May 5, 2001
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Commented: 'Rose Edouard' in US -- who has a pink one? Thank you for finding and sharing this, Sarina! Now we may have at least some breadcrumb trail to try to follow in tracing the European chain of custody for the Greenmantle clone. Even though there ca...
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Commented: whats wrong with my perrnial violet This is a bit late, but your viola appears to have behaved quite normally--they are not usually all-season performers in warm climates and tend to wear out as the temperatures climb. The plants are al...
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Commented: Looking for sweet violet expert to talk to Hi Melissa, The Parmas will grow here in zone 7 year-round without too much trouble during winter. They flower a bit better and longer when covered with some kind of cloche, which seems to have more ...
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