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Flowers/Perennials
 DAHLIA hybrids  Dahlia  Zone 8  dal’yu  Perennial  Easy Asteraceae; native to Mexico. Germination: For best results, sow indoors 4-6 weeks before planting outside, maintaining a temperature of 68-70° F. Or sow outdoors when danger of...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DATURA  Thorn Apple  Zones 9 to 10  då-tu’-rå  Annual  Easy Solanaceae; native to tropical America, Mexico, and Europe. Germination: For best results, sow indoors 2-3 months before planting outdoors and cover the seeds with four times...
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Edibles/Vegetables
 DAUCUS carota var. sativus  Carrot    dä’cus ka-ro’tå sa-te’vus  Vegetable  Easy Apiaceae; native to the Mediterranean. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring. Sow seeds in succession...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DELOSPERMA cooperi  Hardy Iceplant  Zones 6 to 9  de-lo-sper’må ku’-per-i  Perennial  Moderate Aizoaceae, native to South Africa. Germination: Best sown indoors at 70-72° with no cover as light aids in germination. Seeds will germinate...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DELPHINIUM species  Delphinium  Zones 2 to 7  del-fin’-e-um  Perennial  Moderate Ranunculaceae; native to Siberia. Germination: Sow outdoors anytime in spring or summer, up to two months before first frost. Indoors, cover the seeds with...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DIANTHUS species & hybrids  China Pink, Sweet William    di-an’-thus  Annual*  Easy Caryophyllaceae; native to Europe and China. Germination: Sow outdoors in spring, 6-8 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Cover the seeds with four times...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DIANTHUS species  Carnation, Pinks  Zone 3 to 9  di-an’-thus  Perennial  Easy Caryophllaceae; native to Europe. Germination: For best results, sow indoors, covering the seeds with four times their thickness in soil. Maintain a temperature...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DIASCIA barberae  Twinspur  Zones 8 to 9  di-as’e-å bar’-ber-a  Annual  Easy Scrophulariaceae; native to South Africa. Germination: Best sown indoors at 68-70° at a depth 4 times the diameter of the seed. Seeds will germinate in 10-15...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DICENTRA spectabilis  Bleeding Heart  Zones 9 to 11  di-sen’-trå spec-tå’-bil-is  Perennial  Challenging Fumariaceae; native to Siberia, northern to China, and Korea. Germination: For best results, sow outdoors in late fall or early...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DICHONDRA argentea  Dichondra    di-kon’drå ar-jen’te-å  Annual  Easy Convolvulaceae, native to South America. Germination: Best sown indoors at 68-70°. Sow seeds 6-8 weeks before planting out and at a depth of 4 times the diameter of...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DICHONDRA micrantha  Dichondra  Zones 8 to 10  di-kon’-drå mi-cran’-thå  Perennial  Easy Convolvulaceae; native to the West Indies. Germination: Sow outdoors from March to May on a prepared seed bed. Lightly cover seed and keep moist....
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Flowers/Biennials
 DIGITALIS species  Foxglove  Zones 3 to 9  dij-i-tal’-is  Biennial,Perennial  Easy Scrophulariaceae; native to Europe, Northwest Africa, and Central Asia. Germination: For best results, sow indoors, leaving the seeds uncovered. Maintain a...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DIGITALIS species  Foxglove  Zones 3 to 9  dij-i-tal’-is  Biennial,Perennial  Easy Scrophulariaceae; native to Europe, Northwest Africa, and Central Asia. Germination: For best results, sow indoors, leaving the seeds uncovered. Maintain a...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DIMORPHOTHECA sinuata  African Daisy, Star of the Violet  Zones 9 to 11  di-morf-o-the’kå sin-u-a’tå  Annual*  Easy Asteraceae; native to South Africa. Germination: For best results, sow indoors 4-5 weeks before planting outside,...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DIONAEA muscipula  Venus Fly Trap  Zones 8 to 10  di-o-ne’å mus-kip’u-lå  Perennial  Difficult Droseraceae; native to swamps of North and South Carolina. Germination: Sow indoors at alternating temperatures of 68 and 86° with no cover...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DODECATHEON meadia  Shooting Star  Zones 4 to 8  do-de-cath’-e-on me’-de-å  Perennial  Moderate Primulaceae; native to NW United States. Germination: Outdoors, sow in late fall or early winter for germination the following spring....
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Flowers/Annuals
 DOLICHOS lablab  Hycanith Bean    dol’i-kos lab’lab  Annual*  Easy Fabaceae, native to Tropical Africa. Germination: Sow indoors at 70-72° at a depth four times the diameter of the seed. Seeds will germinate in 10 days. Can also be sown...
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Flowers/Perennials
 DORONICUM  Leopard’s Bane  Zones 4 to 8  dôr-on-i-kum  Perennial  Moderate Asteraceae; native to Sicily and Asia Minor. Germination: For best results, sow indoors, leaving the seeds uncovered. Maintain a temperature of 68-70° F during...
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Flowers/Annuals
 DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiforms  Livingstone Daisy    dôr-o-the-an’-thus bel-id-i-fôr’-mis  Annual  Easy Aizoaceae; native to southern Africa. Germination: Sow indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost. Leave the seeds uncovered and place in a...
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