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Plant Guide‘John Fanick’ garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick'This garden phlox has striking, bicolor lavender-and-pink flowers beginning in early summer and displays a pleasing compact form.
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Plant GuidePenstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
'Husker Red' is one of the few penstemons that does well in wet winters and hot, humid summers.
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Plant GuideOriental fountain grass
Pennisetum orientalePink, bottle-brush flowers rise well above arching clumps of graceful foliage in summer.
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Plant GuideAmerican mandrake
Podophyllum peltatumMayapple is a rhizomatous, native woodland perennial with leaves in the shape of an umbrella.
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Plant GuideDigger’s speedwell
Parahebe perfoliataThis native of Australia has blue-green perfoliate leaves (similar to some eucalyptus) and blue-lilac flowers on somewhat floppy stems.
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Plant GuideWild quinine
Parthenium integrifoliumWild quinine bears lustrous foliage and long-lasting white flowers throughout the season, even in heat and drought.
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Plant GuidePachyphragma macrophylla
Pachyphragma macrophyllaRounded, ruffled leaves form a solid, weed-free, evergreen ground cover.
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Plant GuideCape leadwort
Plumbago auriculataThis evergreen shrub, native to South Africa, has long, skinny stems and phlox-like pale blue flowers.
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Plant Guide‘Roger’s Delight’ scented geranium
Pelargonium ‘Roger’s Delight’Trailing ‘Roger’s Delight’ has lemon-scented leaves and large red upper petals and paler lower petals.
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Plant Guide‘Pungent Peppermint’ scented geranium
Pelargonium ‘Pungent Peppermint’This trailing plant has peppermint-scented, deeply cut leaves and mauve flowers.
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