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Perennial Plant Association Names the 2013 Perennial of the Year
The red carpet was rolled out. The stars of the garden blossomed. (Did you see what Miss Peony was wearing? Scandalous! And who was driving Miss Daisy?)But the fanfare is now over. The votes are in. Each contending perennial quietly awaits the ballots tally. Soon a winner will be announced. Each plant knows what it takes to get here: standing up to the high standards of the Perennial Plant Association is no task for the weak-stemmed.
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