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Slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) are fairly easy orchids to keep as houseplants
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Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera xbuckleyi) is an ideal houseplant that will bloom for the holidays
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Black dalea (Dalea frutescens) is a low-growing Southwest-native shrub that blooms in purple from August into November
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'Galilee' paperwhite (Narcissus 'Galilee') offers more flowers than other cultivars and has a softer fragrance. Bulbs should be potted by Thanksgiving for holiday bloom.
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Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) is a native vine with tasty purple berries that ripen in September and October.
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Pink rain lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) blooms repeatedly July through August, following periods of rain or watering. It can be grown in pots where not hardy.
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Ozark witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) is a hardy shrub that blooms early, in January to April.
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This fall-blooming aster has large flowers and resists mildew.
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Hairawn muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is a native grass whose long deep pink fall flowers give it a wonderfully feathery look.  
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Spider lily (Lycoris radiata) blooms from late summer to early autumn, with dazzling red flowers on tall stalks.
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