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looking for green hardy flowers

19 years ago

anyone have ideas on green/lime colored flowers hardy in z6b? or suggetions on green-throated whites. i had an azalea which i believe was called lime-? but it did not survive a very protected area. great lime colored flowers. only one i have ever seen. garden theme is green/whites..... herbaceous and woodies.....

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madsquopper
19 years ago
Stinking hellebore (Hellebore foetidus) is perfect. Evergreen, deer-proof, grows in dry shade, and flowers in the winter. We have a bunch of them that have been flowering since December. 'Green Giant' is huge; one plant has 11 stalks on it.

Larry
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