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The height of glory for this planting is actually in late spring when almost everything will be in bloom. But after the bulbs fade, a new round of flowers are ready to take over. The daylilies fill in and cover up the waning foliage of the tulips, and big, beautiful hardy hibiscus will emerge so that the spent Persian lilies can hide beneath its leaves.

The veronica and pincushion flowers bloom through fall. Clip spent blooms in

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