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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:01:49 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>Dalea (Prarie Clover)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dalea-prarieclover.jpg?pictureId=1076349</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):15&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:bright purple&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:dark green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Stephanie&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dalea-prarieclover.jpg?pictureId=1076349&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dalea-prarieclover.jpg?pictureId=1076349&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Daphne</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/daphne%20briggs%20moonlight.jpg?pictureId=1076350</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):36&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pale pink&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:early summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:green with cream band&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:very fragrant, evergreen foliage&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Briggs Moonlight&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/daphne%20briggs%20moonlight.jpg?pictureId=1076350&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/daphne%20briggs%20moonlight.jpg?pictureId=1076350&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delosperma%20table%20mountain.jpg?pictureId=1076351</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):2-7, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full sun to full/partial sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:fuchsia, pinks, yellow&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:medium green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:drought resistant, groundcover, succulent foliage&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Cooperii, Table Mountain, Starburst, Gold Nugget&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delosperma%20table%20mountain.jpg?pictureId=1076351&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delosperma%20table%20mountain.jpg?pictureId=1076351&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Delphinium (Larkspur)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delphinium%20white%20dark%20bee.jpg?pictureId=1076352</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):32-48, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full sun or partial shade, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:lime green, pinks, blues, violets&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:early summer to summer depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:medium green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:tall, may require staking, attracts hummingbirds &amp;amp; butterflies, cut flower, dried flower, deer resistant, rabbit resistant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Cherry Blossom, Delft Blue, White/Dark Bee, Lilac/Rose/White, Green Twist, La Boheme, Pink Sensation, Starmaker, Little Flamingo&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delphinium%20white%20dark%20bee.jpg?pictureId=1076352&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/delphinium%20white%20dark%20bee.jpg?pictureId=1076352&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Dianthus (Pinks or Sweet William)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dianthus%20neon%20star.jpg?pictureId=1076353</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):6-20, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full sun to partial shade, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pinks, reds, whites, blues, purples, mix&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:latespring to summer &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:mounds or groundcover of silver-green to green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:fragrant, attracts butterflies &amp;amp; hummingbirds, deer resistant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Double Giants Mix, Baths Pink, Desmond, Tiny Rubies, Heart Attack, Double Spotty, Eastern Star, Neon Star, Artic Fire, Zing Rose, First Love, Firewitch, Siberian Blues, Velvet n' Lace, Granadin Cardinal Red, Cranberry Ice, Strawberry Sorbet, Shooting Star, Spangled Star&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dianthus%20neon%20star.jpg?pictureId=1076353&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dianthus%20neon%20star.jpg?pictureId=1076353&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Diascia (Twinspur)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/diascia3.jpg?pictureId=1076354</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):15&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:partial shade&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pink&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:spring to frost&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:blue green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:heat tolerant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Coral Canyon&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/diascia3.jpg?pictureId=1076354&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/diascia3.jpg?pictureId=1076354&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dicentra%20king%20of%20hearts.jpg?pictureId=1076355</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):12-30, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:partial shade to partial/full shade&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pinks, whites, red/pink&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:spring to summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:attracts hummingbirds, deer resistant&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Spectabilis, Alba, Gold Heart, King of Hearts, Luxuriant,&amp;nbsp; Zestful, Candy Heart, Aurora&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dicentra%20king%20of%20hearts.jpg?pictureId=1076355&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dicentra%20king%20of%20hearts.jpg?pictureId=1076355&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Dictamnus (Gas Plant)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dictamnusalbuspurpureusgasplantpink_cc.jpg?pictureId=1076356</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:pink&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:cutflower, attracts butterflies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Purpurea&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dictamnusalbuspurpureusgasplantpink_cc.jpg?pictureId=1076356&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/dictamnusalbuspurpureusgasplantpink_cc.jpg?pictureId=1076356&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Digitalis (Foxglove)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/digitalis%20exclesior%20mix.jpg?pictureId=1076357</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):12-48, depending on variety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:rose, mix, black&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:spring to early summer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics:soft green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:biennial, may require staking, attracts butterflies &amp;amp; hummingbirds&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Variety Names:Spanish Peaks, Excelsior, Nigra&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/digitalis%20exclesior%20mix.jpg?pictureId=1076357&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/digitalis%20exclesior%20mix.jpg?pictureId=1076357&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item><item><title>Doronicum (Leopard's Bane)</title><link>http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/doronicum%20%20leopards%20bane.jpg?pictureId=1076358</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Height (inches):14&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Requirements:full/partial sun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom color:golden yellow&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloom time:spring&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Foliage Characteristics: dark green&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Notes:rabbit resistant&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/doronicum%20%20leopards%20bane.jpg?pictureId=1076358&amp;asThumbnail=true"/><media:content url="http://shamrocknursery.com/picture/doronicum%20%20leopards%20bane.jpg?pictureId=1076358&amp;asGalleryImage=true"/></item></channel></rss>