AGC member, Carol Walker, provided photos of her front yard where red poppies (Papaver) and Bachelor buttons (Centaurea cyanus) are in full bloom.
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Annual Flower: Apricotta Cosmos
Apricotta Cosmos 
- Annual Flower: 85 days.
- Flower color: pink lemonade; abundant large blooms.
- Plant in Full Sun
- Sprouts in 7-14 Days
- Plant Height: 3.5 foot
- Ideal Temperature: 65-85 Degrees F
- Plant Spacing: 10”
- NOT Frost Hardy
- Attracts a variety of pollinators
- Uses: Cut flowers, Pollinator garden, Color spots in the garden
Growing Tips: Sow in place in mid-spring. Plants require full sun, fairly warm temps, moderate moisture. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Appicotta Cosmos is the winner of the Fleuroselect Novelty Award for its unusual color and sturdy stems.
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds https://www.rareseeds.com/cosmos-apricotta
Organic & Native: What, Why & How
January 2023 Presentation by: Kristina Lefever, AGC Member & President Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
https://www.pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org/
Hellebore for Winter Flowers
Plant Name: Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose)
Plant type: Evergreen perennial
Height: 12” – 15”
Bloom Time: February to April
Flower Color: Varies – Purple, Whitish Yellow, Whitish Green, Pink, Burgundy
Exposure: Full Sun in Winter, Dappled shade in spring, summer, and fall
Soil Requirements: Well drained loamy soil; Amend soil with organic matter
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Late Winter Bloomer, Deer Resistant , Waterwise plant, Long Blooming Season, Flowers have nodding habit.
Firewise status: unknown
Note: Mulch to maintain summer moisture, Monitor for aphids in the spring and treat accordingly. Hellebores provide a variety of bees with nectar and pollen at a time when few other plants are blooming.
Uses: Borders, Containers, Mass Plantings, Woodland Garden, Cut Flowers, Winter Flowers, Pollinator Gardens, Bee Habitat.
USDA Zone: 2-10
Habitat for Stem-Nesting Bees
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