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How to Grow Them: Dahlias appreciate a spot with full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Stake taller varieties to protect them from the wind. Dahlias are hardy in Zones 8-10; in colder climates, dig the tubers and store them a frost-free place for winter. Or treat them as an annual.

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How to Grow Them: Oriental lilies grow best in a spot with full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Stake them to keep them standing straight and tall. They’re hardy in Zones 5-9. How to Grow Them: Fragrant gladiolus prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soil. It’s hardy in Zones 8-10; in cooler areas, dig and store them in a frost-free place for winter. How to Grow Them: Callas like a spot in full sun or part shade and moist soil. They’re frost tender, so in areas that experience freezing temperatures treat them like an annual or dig and store them a frost-free place over winter.

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How to Grow Them: Cannas appreciate a spot with full sun and moist soil. They’re hardy in Zones 8-10; in cooler areas, dig and store them a frost-free place over winter. Or consider them a bold summer annual.

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How to Grow It: Tuberous begonia prefers a spot with full shade and moist but well-drained soil. It is frost-tender; in areas outside of Zone 10, dig and store them in a frost-free place for winter.

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How to Grow It: Caladium grows best in full shade and moist, but well-drained soil. Zone 10; in cooler areas, dig and store them in a frost-free place for winter.

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How to Grow It: Pineapple lilies prefer a spot with full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Pineapple lilies are hardy in Zones 8-10; in colder areas, treat them like an annual or dig and store them a frost-free place over winter.

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How to Grow It: Oxalis grow best in full sun or part shade and moist but well-drained soil. Zones 8-10; in cooler areas, dig and store them in a frost-free place for winter.

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How to Grow It: Gloriosa lily grows best in full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Zone 10; in cooler areas, dig and store them in a frost-free place for winter.

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How to Grow It: Butterfly ginger grows best in full sun and moist, but well-drained soil. Zones 8-10; in cooler areas, bring it in and grow as a houseplant for the winter or treat it as an annual. How to Grow It: Elephant’s ear grows best in part shade and moist but well-drained soil. Zone 10; in cooler areas, bring it in and grow as a houseplant for the winter or treat it as an annual. How to Grow It: Gladiolus does best in a spot with full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Stake it to keep it standing straight and tall. Zones 8-10; in cooler climates, dig and store them a frost-free place over winter. (Or replant every year.)

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How to Grow Them: Asiatic lilies grow best in a spot with full sun and moist but well-drained soil. They’re hardy in Zones 3-8.