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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:08:06 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" version="2.0"><channel><title>Perennials Guide</title><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Baptisia (False Indigo)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/baptisia%20purple%20smoke.jpg?pictureId=1076301</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):36-48, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full to partial sun OR full to partial shade&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:blue to smoky violet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:late spring to early summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:black seed pods, used in dry flower arrangements&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Australis, Purple Smoke&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail 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Squee)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/bergenia%20perfect.jpg?pictureId=1076303</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):12-18, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial sun &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pinks to purples to reds&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:mid to late spring&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:dark green, glossy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:foliage turns either purple or reddish in fall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Rosy Klose, Eroica, Perfect, Winter Glow&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/bergenia%20perfect.jpg?pictureId=1076303&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/bergenia%20perfect.jpg?pictureId=1076303&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/brunnera%20jack%20frost.jpg?pictureId=1076315</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):12-15, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial shade&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:sky blue, wedgewood blue, lilac purple&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:spring to summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:green with silver or cream or silver with green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:groundcover, deer resistant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Macrophylla, Looking Glass, Hadspen Cream, Langtrees, Jack Frost, Variegata&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/brunnera%20jack%20frost.jpg?pictureId=1076315&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/brunnera%20jack%20frost.jpg?pictureId=1076315&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Buddleia (Butterfly Flower)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/buddleia%20adokeep.jpg?pictureId=1076316</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):40-60, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:white, yellow, royal blue, pink to purple&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:summer to late summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:silver green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:fragrant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, deer resistant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:White Profusion, Black Knight, Nanho Series, Adokeep, Petite Indigo, Sungold&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/buddleia%20adokeep.jpg?pictureId=1076316&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/buddleia%20adokeep.jpg?pictureId=1076316&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item></channel></rss>