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No Thank You Deer #2

Featuring
Heaven Scent Polemonium • TOTALLY STOKED™ Stoke's Aster (Stokesia laevis) • Storm Cloud Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) • PRAIRIE WINDS® Ornamental Grass

About this EZ Scape™

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    Seasonal Progression

    Use this simple sun loving combo of plants to get season long interest with minimal deer disturbance. Heaven Scent Polemonium and Storm Cloud Bluestar (Amsonia) will be up first in spring, showing color in late spring to early summer. TOTALLY STOKED™ Stoke’s Aster will bloom in midsummer to extend color. PRAIRIE WINDS® Ornamental Grasses will fill in through summer with fine texture before appearing with elegant seedheads in fall. If left standing, PRAIRIE WINDS® Grasses will provide winter interest.

    Environmental Requirements

    Light: Full Sun
    Moisture: Moderate
    Soil: Adaptable from loose, well-drained soils, to heavy clay
    Zones: 5-7
    Features: Deer Resistant, Pollinator Friendly, Heat Tolerant, Tolerates Clay Soil, Low Maintenance


Perennials in this EZ Scape™

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    'Heaven Scent' Polemonium


    Excellent Leaf Texture • Spring Interest • Fragrant
    Height: 18-24"
    Spread: 15-18"
    Zones: 3-7
    Plant Ratio: 1
    Primary Season of Interest: Spring
    Secondary Season of Interest: Summer through Fall (Foliage)
    Care Tips: Grows best in cool, moist environments with well-drained soil. Provide afternoon shade in southern regions. Keep plants watered during hot spells.

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    TOTALLY STOKED™ Stoke's Aster (Stokesia laevis)


    Pollinator Friendly • Cut Flower • Deer & Rabbit Resistant
    Height: 24-26"
    Spread: 32-36"
    Zones: 5-9
    Plant Ratio: 1
    Primary Season of Interest: Summer
    Secondary Season of Interest:Fall (Seedheads)
    Care Tips: Best in full sun and well-drained soil. Deadheading extends flowering. Does not like sitting wet in winter.

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    'Storm Cloud' Blue Star (Amsonia)


    Nativar • Deer Resistant • Low Maintenance
    Height: 24-30"
    Spread: 38-42"
    Zones: 4-9
    Plant Ratio: 1
    Primary Season of Interest: Spring
    Secondary Season of Interest: Summer (Foliage)
    Care Tips: Grows best in full sun to part shade and average, moist soil. Moderately drought tolerant once established. Performs well in both northern and southern gardens with little care.

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    PRAIRIE WINDS® Ornamental Grasses


    Excellent Texture • Fall Interest • Winter Interest
    Height: 36-72"
    Spread: 18-48"
    Zones: (4)5-9
    Plant Ratio: 1
    Primary Season of Interest: Summer
    Secondary Season of Interest: Late Summer & Fall (seedheads)
    Care Tips: This easy-to-grow grass does best in full sun and dry to average, well-drained soil. Tolerates heat and humidity well. Cut back in spring before new growth appears.

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