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An article on botanist Patrick Blanc in Saturday's Review section incorrectly said that the county is home to giant sequoias Sequoiadendron giganteum .
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Self-sowers such as blue forget-me-nots for the spring, the silver sea holly Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost', the dainty pink and white Mexican daisy Erigeron karvinskianus and mauve Verbena bonariensis could follow for summer support.
Gardens: Planting in drifts Fergus Garrett 2010
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In fact, the largest single stemmed tree - General Sherman - a Sierra Nevada Sequoia giganteum or giant Sequoia, holds several astounding records.
Dr. Reese Halter: At Christmas and Beyond: Trees Keep on Giving Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Within these there are three stands of giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum totaling 169 ha, four meadow types and black oak Quercus kelloggii woodlands.
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The packet says it is a perennial, Eryngium giganteum.
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Originally I bought the three alpinums and planted seeds from giganteum.
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Another variety is Chenopodium giganteum, magenta spreen, giant lambsquarters or quelites in Spanish.
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Maybe you want E. giganteum, not E. alpinum? chuck b. said this on January 21, 2008 at 9:02 pm | Reply chuck b… thanks for your perserverence on the mystery of the lack of self seeding.
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The main species of the long-grass savanna are Loudetia arundinacea and various Hyparrhenia species, which in September can grow over 2 m high, with the tallest grass Urelytrum giganteum up to 5 m.
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The hotspot is also home to two spectacular endemic tree species, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).
Biological diversity in the California Floristic Province 2008
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