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Plant GuideBlue throatwort
Trachelium caeruleumThis species bears dome-shaped flower heads several inches across that are crowded with tiny, tubular amethyst or white flowers that look somewhat like the blooms of an allium.
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Plant GuideFameflower
Talinum paniculatumThis tuberous-rooted tender perennial is related to portulaca, but has fleshy green leaves and delicate, wiry flower stalks.
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Plant GuideRed trillium
Trillium erectumThis trillium has upright or outward-facing blossoms of chocolate or reddish-purple, or occasionally white or yellow.
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Plant Guide‘Mahogany Jewel’ nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus ‘Mahogany Jewel’This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 12-18 inches tall and wide.
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Plant GuideHairy toad lily
Tricyrtis hirtaThe star-like blossoms of this species are white with rich purple spots and purple stigmas.
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Plant GuideMeadow rue
Thalictrum isopyroidesThis species has exquisite tiny foliage that looks somewhat like parsley but with a steely blue cast.
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Plant GuideFritsch spirea
Spiraea fritschianaIf you want a summer-flowering shrub with great fall color, look no further.
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Plant GuideYugoslavian cutleaf sage
Salvia jurisiciiThis sage is eye-catching in and out of bloom, with its attractive basal rosette of feathery foliage and showy display of dense flower spikes.
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Plant GuideDesert mallow
Sphaeralcea ambiguaThis shrubby, woolly perennial is native to the warmest, dry regions of the US and Mexico.
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Plant GuidePincushion flower
Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue'This Scabiosa cultivar is a compact perennial with gray-green leaves and a long bloom period featuring pretty lavender-blue flowers that look like pincushions surrounded by frilly petals.
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