Where Do Kingcup, Cottongrass and Angelica Grow?
Kingcup cactus is a desert-loving plant which lights up the early summer with its brilliant red or orange flowers. Angelica prefers wet roots and keeps its rather bland flowers raised high. Cottongrass grows wild almost everywhere, producing small puffs of showy, snowy blooms on long stems. Does this Spark an idea?
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Kingcup
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Growing wild in the deserts and dry mountain regions of Colorado, California, Texas, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, the kingcup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.) is a perennial that produces scores of showy blooms. Also known as the hedgehog cactus, kingcup plants are low-growing at only about a foot tall, but can grow as much as 3 feet wide. From April to May, the kingcup produces long-lasting, brilliant red or orange flowers stems up to 10 inches long.
Cottongrass
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A member of the sedge family, cottongrass (Eriophorum L.) grows in all but the most southern states and Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. A perennial with dozens of varieties, cottongrass grows in several regions of the country, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's plant database. Varieties include tall cottongrass, tawny cottongrass, white cottongrass and red cottongrass. Eriophorum virginicum grows wild around bogs, conifer swamps and marshes. The flowers look like a bit like cotton balls.
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Angelica
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Hardy in USDA planting zones 5 to 7, Angelica archangelica is a perennial shrub that loves water and grows wild near swamps and streams. Angelica blooms from June to September, producing tiny white flowers in large umbels as much as 10 inches in diameter. A biennial, Angelica can be grown from seed or root cuttings taken from second-year plants. Angelica blooms in its second year, and all parts of the plant are edible and have a licorice flavor. Angelica grows three to 10 feet tall with a spread of 2 to 6 feet.
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