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    Thai ruellia

    Ruellia elegans

    This species has open-faced coral-red blossoms from late spring until fall.

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    ‘Moonraker’ Cape fuchsia

    Phygelius × rectus 'Moonraker'

    Pale yellow, four-inch-long flowers dangle all around the stems of this evergreen, fuchsia look-alike.

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    ‘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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    Sweetunia® Soft Pink Morning petunia

    Petunia Sweetunia ® Soft Pink Morning

    This spectacular selection shines brightly in the most brutal of circumstances.

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    Penstemon 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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    ‘Clouds of Perfume’ Blue phlox

    Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'

    This is a very fragrant native woodland phlox with powder-blue flowers in spring.

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    Foxglove penstemon

    Penstemon digitalis

    This vigorous perennial bears elegant clusters of pure white flowers marked with purple or pale violet from early to late summer.

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    Garden phlox

    Phlox paniculata

    This sturdy, upright perennial reaches 2 to 4 feet tall.

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    ‘Walker’s Low’ catmint

    Nepeta × faassenii 'Walker's Low'

    This mound of lavender-blue flowers and aromatic, grayish green leaves up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide is great as edging or in a border, herb, or rock garden.

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    Bluebeard

    Caryopteris × clandonensis

    Bluebeard, also known as blue mist or blue spirea, can take the worst of a hot summer (heat, lack of water, and humidity) and still manage to perform well.